The Board has determined that there is no new and material evidence to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder sprain (bursitis), venereal warts, recurrent lumbosacral strain, scratched eyeballs, swollen, dry, itchy throat, and hypertension with history of abnormal ECG/EKG and other claimed heart pathology.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide new evidence that would raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claims for service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder sprain (bursitis), venereal warts, recurrent lumbosacral strain, scratched eyeballs, swollen, dry, itchy throat, hypertension with history of abnormal ECG/EKG and other claimed heart pathology
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2012
- Citation
- 1218725
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further examination as the Veteran failed to attend scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a lower back condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's pre-existing lower back disorder was clearly and unmistakably not aggravated by service.
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