The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 26, 1996 for the award of nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied. The RO considered his request for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability and requested additional information from him.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 26, 1996 for the award of nonservice-connected pension benefits was not supported by the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic gastritis, duodenitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0106927
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 60 percent from January 27, 2016 to July 7, 2022 for the Veteran's duodenal ulcer, duodenitis, gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for chronic gastritis and a compensable rating for chronic gastritis.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic gastritis, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his period of active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal condition and entitlement to TDIU due to missing or destroyed service treatment records, requiring additional development.
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