The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to lack of new and material evidence, as the provided statements were cumulative and did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence was either cumulative or redundant and did not provide new information that could support the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- Graves' disease, loss of vision
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19174121
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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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