The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current residuals of venereal disease and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing current residuals from a venereal disease incurred during active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- venereal disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0215898
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for venereal disease, herpes, oral and genitals with scars, and tinnitus have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of these claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of venereal disease and hysterectomy, finding that the Veteran's PID during military service caused her current conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's current venereal disease and its relation to service. The case is returned for further development, including a VA examination and RPR test.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death during the pendency of the case.
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