The Board found that the appellant's claims for service connection for a stomach disorder and a right leg disorder were not well grounded, as there was no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a relationship between the appellant's claimed disabilities and his military service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disorder, right leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0028281
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- Granted
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