The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various conditions, including malaria, fatigue, splenectomy residuals, liver disability, and lymphoma, have been denied. The appeal is still pending for the increased rating of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma from August 1, 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis or etiology for the claimed conditions, including chronic malaria, fatigue, splenectomy residuals, and liver disability. The VA examiner found no correlation between the Veteran’s symptoms and service-connected conditions or exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic malaria or residuals thereof, fatigue, residuals of splenectomy, liver disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19143052
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue, finding no evidence of the condition and attributing the Veteran's symptoms to other known diagnoses.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for fatigue and an initial rating above 10 percent for reactive airway disease, as the evidence did not support a finding of chronic fatigue or a disability that warranted a higher rating based on pulmonary function test results.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.
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