The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various psychiatric, sleep, back, neck, and skin disorders. The evidence did not show any such conditions during or within one year after his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not document any of these conditions during or shortly after service, and there is no evidence linking them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include major depressive disorder, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)), Chronic Sleep Impairment, Low Back Disorder, Cervical Spine Disorder, Skin Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1404762
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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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