The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claims. The Veteran's hypertension and kidney disorder are reopened, but further development is needed due to conflicting medical opinions.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not provided in support of the previously denied claims, and conflicting medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's conditions have been presented.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Back, Vascular Necrosis of the Left Hip, Secondary to Shrapnel Wounds, Hypertension, Claimed as Secondary to Service-Connected PTSD, Bilateral Kidney Disorder, Status Post Kidney Transplant and End Stage Renal Failure, Claimed as Due to Agent Orange and Hypertension, Sensory Neuropathy of All Four Extremities (Secondary to Service-Connected Type II Diabetes Mellitus)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1005997
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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 earlier effective dates of February 14, 2013 for the Veteran's right hip limitation of abduction and left hip limitation of abduction, both rated at 20%.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back and right shoulder disabilities, finding no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the issue of service connection for PTSD. Service connection was granted for Degenerative Joint Disease of the Back, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Hip, and Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Hip.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition is reopened, but the case is remanded to obtain private treatment records and schedule an examination.
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