The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the back was previously denied in September 2013. New evidence submitted since then does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim.
The deciding factor: New evidence is cumulative and redundant, failing to relate an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the back, upper and lower back condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19174737
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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
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed all requests to reopen service connection claims for various conditions due to the Veteran's representative withdrawing the appeal in August 2020.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition due to new and material evidence, but the case is remanded for further examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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