The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well grounded, except for his claim of entitlement to service connection for reflex sympathetic dystrophy as a manifestation of an undiagnosed illness. The other conditions are considered manifestations of undiagnosed illnesses.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a direct link between the claimed conditions and service, but some evidence suggested they may be related to undiagnosed illnesses.
- Claimed conditions
- reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Hashimoto's Disease, sensorineural hearing loss, right arm lipoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0024992
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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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