The Board denied the appellant's attempt to reopen her claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the new evidence submitted was cumulative and did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided by the appellant is cumulative and does not provide a basis to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of death (cardiopulmonary arrest)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1045312
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What this means for you
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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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