The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection under Chapter 17 of title 38 U.S.C. for venereal disease, gonorrhea, claimed as syphilis, due to a lack of current disability and insufficient evidence supporting his claims.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any current diagnosis of venereal disease or syphilis after the Veteran's service, and he failed to provide sufficient evidence of recent treatment for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- gonorrhea, syphilis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24050902
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were denied due to the late filing of appeal requests, and the attempts are dismissed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for gonorrhea and its residuals, including infertility, as well as his claim for SMC based on loss of use of Creative Organ. The evidence did not support a current disability related to these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for updated treatment records and the retrieval of a previous VA examination report related to the Veteran's claim for service connection for gonorrhea.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a formal defect related to the Veteran's concurrent election of multiple review options for the same issues.
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