The Board found no evidence of current disabilities related to labyrinthitis and rheumatic fever, and denied service connection for both conditions.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient medical evidence linking the veteran's symptoms to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- labyrinthitis, rheumatic fever
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0109527
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for not timely submitting a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year from the date of the mailing of an adverse decision.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions, including low back disability and diabetes mellitus, type II, were granted. The claim for rheumatic fever was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the appeal for further development due to new evidence added since the April 2024 supplemental statement of the case and consideration of both the former and revised versions of the rating criteria.
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