The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for malaria because there was no current disability to support the claim, despite evidence of a possible in-service diagnosis. The new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
The deciding factor: The new evidence did not show a current disability related to malaria.
- Claimed conditions
- Malaria
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193062
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What this means for you
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