The Board has granted service connection for filariasis, but denied service connection for dysentery due to lack of current disability evidence.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a current diagnosis of dysentery.
- Claimed conditions
- filariasis, dysentery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0627195
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for dysentery and inflammatory arthritis of the neck, shoulders, elbows, and hands were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for dysentery, and there is no medical evidence linking either condition to military service or a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
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