The Board found that the claim for residuals of pneumonia is not well grounded, while the claim for gastrointestinal symptoms (claimed as somatoform disorder) is well grounded. The appeal is considered 'mixed' due to the different statuses.
The deciding factor: The appellant has provided no medical evidence linking his current conditions to service or any disease or injury therein.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of pneumonia, gastrointestinal symptoms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0012247
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board granted service connection for disability manifested by gastrointestinal symptoms, hemorrhoids, and left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis but denied the claim for a left knee scar as secondary to a left knee disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of pneumonia, finding that there is no current disability to establish entitlement.
- Dismissed
Your service connection for gastrointestinal symptoms has been granted under the PACT Act, effective July 24, 2023. The appeal is dismissed as moot since the benefits have already been awarded.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of multiple conditions due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision.
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