The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claims of psychiatric disability, excision of cysts, bilateral hearing loss, cirrhosis of the liver, cold injury residuals of the hands, and neck disability.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received to reopen any of the Veteran's service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disability, Excision of cysts, near right eye and right ear, Bilateral hearing loss, Cirrhosis of the liver, Cold injury residuals of the bilateral hands, Neck disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1033542
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals of the initial ratings for his service-connected chronic cough and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to procedural errors in the evidentiary record.
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