The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for spinocerebellar degeneration, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities. The claims were previously denied in November 1998 without providing proper notice.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not receive proper notice regarding the reasons for the previous denial of his service connection claims for spinocerebellar degeneration, upper extremity, and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- spinocerebellar degeneration, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0917712
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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