The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for jungle rot and a bilateral hip disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen these claims. The issue of whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the May 2014 rating decision which assigned an effective date of April 5, 2013 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is adjudicated separately.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claims for jungle rot and a bilateral hip disorder. The Veteran's representative argued that there was CUE in the May 2014 rating decision, but this claim cannot be pursued as the subsumed rating decision is part of the September 2015 Board decision.
- Claimed conditions
- jungle rot, bilateral hip disorder with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1801787
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Appellant's claim for accrued benefits is dismissed because she did not identify a specific rating decision with which she disagreed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for skin rash and jungle rot have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The cases are now remanded for further examination and medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions, particularly in relation to presumed exposure to herbicide agents.
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