The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of an injury to the neck cannot be reopened because the new evidence submitted does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence is cumulative and does not provide a basis on which to reopen the claim of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an injury to the neck
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1122798
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to pending requests for extension of time and additional evidence submission. The claims will be adjudicated after these matters are resolved.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequacies in VA medical examinations and deficiencies in the analysis provided.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of injuries to his low back and neck, as well as a right shoulder disorder and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence submitted did not meet the criteria for reopening the claims, and the veteran failed to report for necessary medical examinations.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.
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