The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as there is no evidence of a GSW, blood in the urine, or soft-tissue sarcoma due to herbicide exposure. The claims for dental trauma and cerebral concussion were previously denied and new and material evidence has not been provided. The remaining claims are also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have any service-connected disabilities as there is no evidence of a GSW, blood in the urine, or soft-tissue sarcoma due to herbicide exposure. The previous denials for dental trauma and cerebral concussion were final and new and material evidence has not been provided to reopen these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- GSW of the right hand, GSW of the left hand, Blood in the urine, Soft-tissue sarcoma, due to herbicide exposure, Dental trauma, Cerebral concussion (claimed as head injury), Right knee condition, Shrapnel wounds of the kidney, back and legs, Chronic cystitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0924060
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What this means for you
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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