The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected neurasthenia with gastric symptomatology is currently asymptomatic and does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: All recent medical examinations have found no psychiatric or gastrointestinal symptoms attributable to the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- neurasthenia, gastric
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0111483
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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