The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of catarrhal fever or any chronic residuals thereof, and the evidence does not support service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the Veteran currently suffers from catarrhal fever or any chronic residuals of a flu-like illness during his period of active duty or at any time thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- catarrhal fever
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1326426
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's current blepharitis of the eyes is related to his military service. The Veteran does not have a current catarrhal fever disability, and no such disability was present during service or for many years thereafter. There is no evidence that the Veteran developed scars in the lungs or chronic bronchitis during service or for many years thereafter. The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the skin did not develop during service and is unrelated to toxic gas exposure. The Veteran does not have a current laryngitis with choking and speech problems disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that there is no current medical evidence of any residuals of a tropical disease, including catarrhal fever. Therefore, the claim for service connection for residuals of a tropical fever is denied.
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