The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, but denied them on the merits due to lack of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a link between the claimed disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- residual scar due to head injury, headaches due to head injury, neck disability (claimed as residual neck stiffness), back disability (claimed as residuals of back strain), right knee disability (claimed as residuals of right knee)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2013
- Citation
- 1307994
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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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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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