The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not contribute to his death. The RO previously denied the claim in a June 2004 decision and the Board affirmed this denial in May 2006.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the last final denial was found to be cumulative and redundant of previous evidence, failing to raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive neurosis, left otitis media, defective hearing
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0934111
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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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