The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle pain and diarrhea, as due to an undiagnosed illness, are not well grounded.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence of chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness during or within one year after service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle pain, diarrhea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2000
- Citation
- 0011644
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination reports and internal inconsistencies in the previous VA examinations. The Veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms, including IBS, constipation, diarrhea, and hemorrhoids, need further evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right ankle pain due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ should have provided a VA examination/medical opinion prior to denying the claim.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings on multiple hip, knee, and ankle conditions was dismissed because the AOJ was already processing a Supplemental Claim regarding these issues.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating for diarrhea, and the Board dismissed the appeal as a result.
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