The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury, bilateral hearing loss, right hip disability, left hip disability, neck disability, and low back disability. The decision also remanded the claim for service connection for a left eye disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that any of the claimed conditions are related to active service or boxing during service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury, post-concussive syndrome, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23064625
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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: Granted
The Veteran's chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is found to be related to his in-service boxing career and service connection for CTE is granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for mini strokes is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board requests an addendum opinion to address the etiology of his mini strokes, including his in-service motor vehicle accidents and post-accident diagnoses.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of residuals of a head injury. The Veteran's claim for service connection of tinnitus was granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a head injury and right thumb disability, finding no current disabilities or persistent symptoms related to these conditions during the pendency of the appeal.
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