The Board found that the veteran's July 5, 1973 claim for VA disability pension reasonably raised the issue of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and awarded an effective date of July 5, 1973.
The deciding factor: The veteran's July 5, 1973 claim for VA disability pension was accepted as a claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- intestinal disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0127608
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an intestinal disability and chronic fatigue, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or a relationship to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an intestinal disability, a gastrointestinal disability, and hypertension as further development is needed to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board has denied service connection for several conditions, including ADHD, right ear hearing loss, G6PD deficiency, intestinal disability, eye disability, and others. However, the Board has granted service connection for cervical spine arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for further evaluation of the veteran's claim for service connection of an intestinal disability, including residuals of colon cancer and polyps, due to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune.
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