The Board denied the Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for left lower extremity lymphedema, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided by the Veteran was found to be cumulative or redundant of previous evidence and did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity lymphedema
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0918851
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity lymphedema as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of July 31, 2020, for the award of service connection for anterior trunk scar and an initial 70 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right lower extremity lymphedema. The Board found that the VA examination opinion was inadequate and required a new examination and etiology opinion.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for entitlement to increased ratings for right and left lower extremity lymphedema, as well as the claim for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The case is being referred to the Under Secretary for Benefits or Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.
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