The Board found that the veteran's residuals of blood poisoning were not incurred as a result of military service and denied his claim. The issues regarding back injury, venereal disease, and psychiatric disability have been referred for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the veteran's current condition was related to his military service or any exposure basis provided.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of blood poisoning
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0202794
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What this means for you
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current findings of residuals of blood poisoning and denied service connection for this condition. The claims for lupus, heart disorder, and low back disorder are remanded due to insufficient development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The AOJ will review this additional evidence and readjudicate the claims.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current heart condition or diagnosed COPD and pneumonia, and thus denied service connection for residuals of blood poisoning.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to fully and fairly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of blood poisoning, including a VA examination to assess current heart and lung conditions.
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