The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a VA medical examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found it at least as likely as not that the claimed disorder was service-related but also noted that no active signs or symptoms were present, making the only residual a positive blood test for antibodies to EBV.
- Claimed conditions
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1222667
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Epstein-Barr virus, salmonella infection residuals, and a gastrointestinal disability (claimed as Chron's disease) due to the lack of evidence showing current disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's current diagnosis of Epstein-Barr virus and the relationship between his service exposure to radiation and his condition. The Veteran is required to provide updated medical records, including laboratory test results from January 2012, and a new VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and clarification of medical opinions regarding the service connection claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for EBV, NPC, dysphagia, dry mouth, immune homeostasis, and neuropathy of both feet.
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