The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for malaria and to reopen his claim of service connection for cellulitis of the left leg. The veteran was not shown to have active malaria or residuals thereof, and no new evidence concerning cellulitis had been submitted since the January 1946 denial.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current clinical residuals from the veteran's service-connected malaria, thus denying a compensable rating for the disability. The claim of reopening the cellulitis claim was also denied as no new and material evidence had been received.
- Claimed conditions
- malaria, cellulitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0111778
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left foot condition, right foot condition, cellulitis, right ear hearing loss, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeal of the proposal to reduce a 40 percent evaluation for lumbosacral strain was dismissed.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased disability evaluation of 100 percent for service-connected malaria, finding the evidence to be in approximate equipoise as to whether the Veteran's malaria was active during the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a failure by the VA contractor to provide an examination at a time when the Veteran could attend.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cellulitis, finding that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's condition is related to his service.
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