The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for an injury to the jaw and an injury to the right eye with residual headache and dizzy spells. The claims are therefore denied.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to support the reopening of the Veteran's previously denied claims.
- Claimed conditions
- injury to the jaw, injury to the right eye with residual headache and dizzy spells
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1808004
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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