The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's cause of death to a service-related disability or event.
- Claimed conditions
- amebic hepatitis, amebiasis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2005
- Citation
- 0515408
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 0515408.
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 Board remands the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for amebiasis for an in-person VA examination to determine if his gastrointestinal symptoms are related to this disorder.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for amebiasis due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction. The appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA and private treatment records, as well as new VA examinations to evaluate his heart disability, amebiasis, and erectile dysfunction.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether GERD is related to service-connected amebiasis and for consideration of TDIU based on a single disability.
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