The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the Veteran's request to reopen his service connection claim for a groin injury.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for a groin injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Groin Injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1639896
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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: Denied
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the residuals of a groin injury, but finds that new evidence does not establish service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the veteran's groin injury and heart condition were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, thus denying his claims.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no evidence of a groin injury sustained in service and concluded that the veteran's current condition is not related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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