The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected pneumococcal cerebral meningitis does not warrant an increased disability rating or TDIU as there are no active residuals of the disease and his current psychiatric symptoms are not considered to be related to the meningitis.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any active residuals of the meningitis, and the examiner opined that the Veteran's bipolar disorder is unrelated to the meningitis.
- Claimed conditions
- pneumococcal cerebral meningitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1421800
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for increased rating and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of residuals from service-connected pneumococcal cerebral meningitis. Additional medical records are needed, including those from a VA Vet Center in Fort Myers, Florida.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected pneumococcal cerebral meningitis. The TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with the increased rating claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
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