The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for the residuals of a back injury and granted it. The claims for ulcer disease and skin disease (claimed as a residual of Agent Orange exposure) were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that any current disabilities are related to service or to an in-service event, including Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- back injury, ulcer disease, skin disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0118958
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's back injury, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other claims were remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and back injury, left lower sciatica, and right lower sciatica was dismissed as the appeals were not timely filed.
- Dismissed
The veteran's requests to switch dockets and appeals for service connection were denied as untimely, with no good cause shown.
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