The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, prostate cancer, a chronic sleep disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disability.,All issues were found to be without merit.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted by the appellant did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claims for service connection. The Board upheld the previous denial as there was no new or material evidence presented that could support reopening any of the previously denied claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer and its residuals, Cervical segment of the spine, Lumbar segment of the spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0924265
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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
The Board finds that the Veteran's death was caused by, or substantially or materially contributed to, a disability incurred in or aggravated by active service. The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the cause of the Veteran's death (end-stage renal disease and end-stage COPD) is related to active service.,The Board finds that prostate cancer and its residuals were incurred in active service as due to in-service ionizing radiation exposure. The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's in-service asbestos exposure caused his COPD.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The claim for service connection for prostate cancer and its residuals was reopened based on new evidence, but ultimately denied as the competent evidence did not demonstrate a link to active duty.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a TDIU due to his service-connected cervical spine disability, finding that the RO properly assigned the effective date of October 26, 1998.
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