The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence linking the claimed conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find a direct link between the current disabilities and the in-service injuries or diseases, thus denying service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- scar, residual of stab wound, lower lip, pseudo folliculitis barbae (PFB), paralysis of bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23017240
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to their death.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for a cervical spine condition, low back condition, hemorrhoids, sleep apnea, chronic constipation, and pseudo folliculitis barbae (PFB).
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for asthma and pseudo folliculitis barbae (PFB) was dismissed due to the Veteran's concurrent election of review options.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for left knee and right hand disabilities were dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals. The appeal for acquired psychiatric disability is remanded, and the appeal for PFB is also remanded.
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