The Veteran's Strongyloides infection and Barrett's disease are granted as service connected. The Board found that the conditions began during active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was a direct relationship between the Veteran's in-service exposure to Strongyloides infection and his current diagnoses of Strongyloides infection and Barrett's disease, without requiring any presumption or secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Strongyloides infection, Barrett's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124234
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.
What you can do next
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