The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn for the issues of entitlement to a compensable evaluation for malaria; service connection for a disability manifested by frequent urination; diabetes mellitus (DM); prostate disorder; sleep disorder with fatigue; and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a shell fragment wound to the left eye. The Veteran's intermittent headache disorder is attributable to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported having headaches in service, which persisted post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- malaria, disability manifested by frequent urination, diabetes mellitus (DM), prostate disorder, sleep disorder with fatigue, shell fragment wound to the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1531178
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient detail in a previous VA medical opinion regarding whether malaria or scarlet fever during service contributed to the Veteran's death. The case must be returned for further evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a medical examination to clarify the current diagnosis of prostate disorder and determine if it is related to service, including exposure to herbicides during the Vietnam War Era.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal requests as they were not timely filed, and no good cause was shown for the late filing.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for malaria was dismissed because the November 17, 2025 request for Board review came before the September 16, 2025 higher-level review of the same issue had been completed.
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