The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current staph infection or MRSA disability for VA compensation purposes, and thus service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no probative evidence showing the presence of a current staph infection or MRSA disability in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- staph infection, MRSA
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183061
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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