The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of Dengue fever residuals and the Veteran's symptoms are not related to his service. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for Dengue fever.
The deciding factor: There is no objective medical evidence supporting the presence of current Dengue fever or its residuals, and alternate explanations such as prostate cancer with radiation therapy resulting in hypogonadism are provided by VA examiners.
- Claimed conditions
- Dengue fever
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2021
- Citation
- 21031153
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence that any in-service condition caused or contributed to his death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the appellant needs to be provided with proper VCAA notice and additional medical records are needed. The case is also remanded for a comprehensive review of the veteran's medical history, including obtaining an opinion on whether his death was related to service-connected Dengue fever.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for Dengue fever and granted service connection. The claims for nasopharyngitis and sinusitis were also granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that none of the listed conditions were related to his service.
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