The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for cause of death due to lack of new and material evidence, concluding that there is no medical evidence linking lymphoma or hepatic failure to service.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to support a claim of service connection for the Veteran's cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- large cell lymphoma, acute hepatic failure
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1021191
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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