The veteran's claims for service connection were denied, except for the claim for service connection for diarrhea due to undiagnosed illness. The effective date for this grant is November 2, 1994.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show a current respiratory disorder or joint pain related to service and the veteran's claims were found to be not well grounded.
- Claimed conditions
- diarrhea, right heel spur, respiratory/pulmonary disorder, joint pain, skin rash, liver condition, plugged ears, chronic fatigue syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0020946
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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.
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