The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed fever disorder, finding no competent medical evidence of a current or chronic condition.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of a current or underlying pathology associated with a fever disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- fever disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0024077
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence was submitted and requires further review by the AOJ before a final decision can be made.
- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claims for a fever disorder and lung disorder were denied as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Denied
The Board found no evidence to support service connection for a fever disorder or lung disorder, and denied both issues.
- Denied
The Veteran's service records show he had a fever of unknown origin during service, but no chronic symptoms or diagnosis of a fever disorder were found. The Board finds the Veteran does not have a current disability and denies his claim for service connection.
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