The Veteran's Strongyloides infection and Barrett's disease are granted as service connected, with the Board finding that both conditions are related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnoses of Strongyloides infection and Barrett's disease are at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.
- 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
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Decisions by this judge: 2,435 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran’s appeal is remanded due to the need for further examination and evaluation of his service-connected conditions, as well as additional evidence regarding his claims. The appeals are not related to a presumption or exposure basis.
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