The VA denied an increased rating for recurrent aseptic meningitis, currently rated at 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's recurrent attacks of aseptic meningitis did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- aseptic meningitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0609554
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Decisions by this judge: 2,374 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and a 20 percent rating for a left knee disability, while denying service connection for aseptic meningitis and back disability, and denying an increased rating for the left ankle disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has vacated the initial ratings for aseptic meningitis and persistent depression with insomnia disorder, as well as the denial of SMC based on housebound status. These decisions are due to an administrative error in the original November 9, 2020 decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including new examinations to assess the Veteran's service-connected aseptic meningitis and mood disorder disabilities. The special monthly compensation claim is also being remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's Bell’s palsy is granted, and the Board has remanded for further development regarding other service-connected claims.
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