The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for melioidosis, finding no current disability and thus no basis to establish service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a current disability related to the laboratory findings, which were interpreted as reactive serology rather than active infection or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- melioidosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2004
- Citation
- 0421566
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for melioidosis but has remanded the issue of secondary service connection for diabetes mellitus due to a lack of medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for melioidosis and a disability manifested by antibiotic reaction, finding that the veteran's claims were not substantiated due to lack of evidence of current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking service connection for headaches, which he claims are secondary to his service-connected melioidosis and post-traumatic stress disorder. The Board finds that the RO should schedule the veteran for an additional examination in order to clarify whether the veteran's headaches are a separate chronic condition or merely a symptom of PTSD, and what the relationship is, if any, between his current headaches and his service-connected PTSD.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an initial evaluation of 70 percent. The veteran appealed for a higher initial rating, which the Board denied. Service connection was also granted for diabetes mellitus with an effective date prior to October 31, 2001, but not for hypertension or melioidosis.
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