The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and found that the veteran did not meet the eligibility requirements for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing that the veteran's service-connected malaria contributed substantially or materially to his death, nor did he have a disability evaluated as total and permanent in nature resulting from a service-connected disability at the time of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- malaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2003
- Citation
- 0300390
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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.
- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for malaria, including residuals, as there is no current diagnosis of malaria or residuals.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for malaria as there was no evidence of active malaria or any current residuals affecting a bodily system.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cold spells and an eye disability (glaucoma suspect and pigment dispersion) related to the Veteran's service, but denied a compensable rating for malaria.
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