The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a strongyloides infection, which is considered new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: A VA medical opinion determined that the strongyloides infection was related to service despite being asymptomatic during service.
- Claimed conditions
- strongyloides infection
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1742857
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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