The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of malaria as there is no evidence of a current disability and no credible evidence that he was diagnosed with malaria during his active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there is no evidence on record that the Veteran has ever been diagnosed with malaria, and the Board gave significant probative weight to this opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of malaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21063193
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for boils, hepatitis C, residuals of malaria, a liver disability, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no medical evidence of currently diagnosed conditions or credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen any of his claims for service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, hearing loss, residuals of malaria, or gastritis.
- Denied
The veteran's alcoholism and drug dependency was not related to his service-connected PTSD, and the residuals of malaria did not meet criteria for a compensable rating. The PTSD warranted a 50 percent disability rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of malaria and the issue of entitlement to separate 10 percent ratings for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus are remanded for further development.
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