The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a left arm injury. The Veteran's previous claims were denied due to lack of nexus between his current disability and in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, as it does not show that the Veteran's current left arm disability is related to service or any other established basis for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Arm Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2014
- Citation
- 1408503
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What this means for you
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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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