The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury, nasal disability, broken ribs, and right knee disability have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for the cause of his death has been remanded to determine if any of the conditions causing or contributing to his death were related to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran had residuals of a head injury, nasal disability, broken ribs, and right knee disabilities at any time during or recent to the filing of the claim.,There is no medical evidence showing an association between the Veteran's death and service. The cause of death was attributed to hypotension, ventricular fibrillation, cardiomyopathy, and coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury, nasal disability, residuals of broken ribs, right knee disability, headache disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22036574
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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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