The Board has determined that there are no current residuals from dengue fever, but service connection for a right shoulder disorder is granted as the claim is well-grounded. Service connection for goiter is also granted as it arose in service.,There is no evidence of residual disability from dengue fever and the veteran's goiter was still present upon most recent VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were no current residuals from dengue fever, but service connection for a right shoulder disorder is granted as the claim is well-grounded. Service connection for goiter is also granted as it arose in service.
- Claimed conditions
- dengue fever, tendonitis of the right trapezius muscle (claimed as a right shoulder disorder), chronic thyroid disability (claimed as a goiter)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0022778
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A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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