The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have any manifestations of trichuriasis or hookworm, and thus, there is no basis for a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence consistently fails to identify existing trichuriasis or hookworm, or any residual symptomatology associated with these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- trichuriasis, hookworm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0303824
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,325 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0303824.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's schistosomiasis mansoni and trichuriasis are currently inactive, rated at 0 percent. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with hypertension and erectile dysfunction is rated at 20 percent.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for trichuriasis as there were no symptoms or residuals of the condition during the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Denied
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