The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no legal entitlement to compensation for birth defects of his child based on exposure during active duty. The remaining issues were also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no statutory authority for payments for birth defects in a veteran's child due to environmental hazards or injuries sustained during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- birth defects, skin disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2012
- Citation
- 1235801
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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: Partly granted
The Board denied benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1815 for a child born with birth defects and remanded the claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 for a child born with spina bifida.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied benefits for a child born with birth defects and spina bifida, but granted service connection for spina bifida occulta.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied benefits for birth defects and spina bifida under Chapter 18 due to the lack of evidence showing that either parent served in a designated area or had exposure to herbicides during their service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for service connection for skin disease and interstitial cystitis with voiding dysfunction. The Veteran's service was from June 1986 to June 1990 and January 1991 to March 1991.
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