The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding his claims of entitlement to service connection for a chronic back disability, a chronic left and right hip disability, a chronic gastrointestinal disorder, and a chronic ophthalmological disorder (claimed as primary open-angle glaucoma). The claim of entitlement to an earlier effective date for PTSD is being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding these specific issues prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic back disability, chronic left hip disability, chronic right hip disability, chronic gastrointestinal disorder, chronic ophthalmological disorder (claimed as primary open-angle glaucoma)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1221216
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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: Granted
The Board granted service connection for a chronic right foot disability, a chronic lumbar spine disability, and a chronic right hip disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in prior rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions, as an SOC has not yet been issued.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic right elbow, hip, and wrist disabilities to correct a duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a chronic gastrointestinal disorder and remanded the claims for hypertension, esophageal varices, acid reflux disease / GERD, and diabetes mellitus type II.
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