The Board found that the Veteran's substantive appeal was not timely filed in response to the April 2009 statement of the case, and thus denied his claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal within the required time frame as set forth by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, diarrhea, loss of appetite, chest pains, stomach pains, fatigue, urinary incontinence, skin rashes of sides of the body, skin rashes of the hands, scalp lesions, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), colon, cecal, and sigmoid polyps, lipoma of the right shoulder, hypertension, lipoma of the back, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), erectile dysfunction, headaches, tendonitis, arthritis, poor eyesight, poor immune system, dry mouth, rapid weight gain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1714978
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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: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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