The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for coccidioidomycosis, which was previously denied in March 1949. The reopened claim will now be evaluated on its merits.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence includes a VA medical treatment record noting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from the effects of coccidioidomycosis and an opinion stating that COPD could have been related to the veteran's in-service illness of coccidioidomycosis. This information bears directly on whether service connection is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- coccidioidomycosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0203292
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's lung disability, considering both direct service connection and toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) theories.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for coccidioidomycosis and conjunctivitis as the evidence did not show that these conditions began during or were otherwise caused by active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for coccidioidomycosis and asthma, to include as secondary to coccidioidomycosis, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding verification of the Veteran's duty status in October 2009.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including hypertension, cervical spine condition, shoulder conditions, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastrointestinal issues, psychiatric disorder, and coccidioidomycosis.
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