The Veteran's gastrointestinal disability to include residuals of parasitic infection is not service-connected. The Board finds that the Veteran has a history of abdominal discomfort after service, which he attributes to his parasitic infection during service. However, there is no evidence of a chronic or permanent gastrointestinal disability associated with this parasitic infection. For the low back disability and bladder outlet obstruction/nerve injury claims under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, the Veteran's symptoms are not shown to be due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's gastrointestinal disability is not service-connected as there is no evidence of a chronic or permanent gastrointestinal disability associated with his parasitic infection during service. The low back disability and bladder outlet obstruction/nerve injury claims under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are denied as the Veteran's symptoms are not shown to be due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disability to include residuals of parasitic infection
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1006695
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