The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a sunburn injury of both lower extremities, now claimed as polyneuropathy. However, the preponderance of evidence does not support that his current condition is related to his in-service sunburn injury.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence from VA and private sources are against a nexus between the Veteran's current symptoms and his service-connected sunburn injury.
- Claimed conditions
- polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2009
- Citation
- 0932666
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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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