The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a memory loss disorder, including as due to her service-connected rheumatoid arthritis and medications prescribed to treat it. The VA medical opinions provided in October and November 2019 concluded that the Veteran’s memory problems are not related etiologically to her service-connected RA or the medications prescribed.
The deciding factor: The most recent VA opinions dated October 2019 and November 2019 opined that the Veteran's memory loss problems are not related to her service-connected RA or the medications prescribed to treat it.
- Claimed conditions
- memory loss disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20070835
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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: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, and remanded claims for a psychiatric disability, memory loss disorder, tinnitus, and peripheral vestibular disorder with vertigo.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals on all three issues due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
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