The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of malaria and an arm injury, finding no current disability due to these conditions or any inservice exposure. The veteran was not granted service connection based on herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing current disabilities related to malaria or an arm injury incurred in service or as a result of herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of malaria, arm injury
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2004
- Citation
- 0400621
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