The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder was not well-grounded and denied it. The issues of increased ratings for PTSD and residuals of shell fragment wound were also addressed, but no rating assigned as the appeal is still pending.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between any current back disorder and service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0010446
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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