The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability, and the medical evidence did not establish a link between any claimed conditions and active service.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- basal cell carcinoma of the face and chest, squamous cell oral cancer, left arm condition, residual of bone transplant, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and dysthymic disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1420511
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, psoriasis, and acid reflux condition are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic hypertension and PTSD have been reopened. However, the evidence does not establish a current diagnosis of PTSD that conforms to DSM-IV criteria, and there is no other psychiatric disorder found in active service or related thereto.
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