The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disability, right wrist strain, right knee disability, staphylococcus infection, and left calf tear. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was not reopened, as no new and material evidence was submitted within one year of the denial. Similarly, the claim for headache syndrome was also not reopened. However, the claim for a skin disability was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The claims were denied because there is no current evidence of active staphylococcus infection or left calf tear, and the Veteran did not submit new and material evidence within one year of the previous denials for these conditions. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened but not granted service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, right wrist strain, right knee disability, staphylococcus infection, left calf tear, acquired psychiatric disorder, headache syndrome, skin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2015
- Citation
- 1512895
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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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