The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for status post gastrectomy for duodenal/peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and heart disease, but denied service connection for hypertension. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were not.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted since previous decisions supports reopening the PUD claim but does not support reopening the heart disease and HTN claims.
- Claimed conditions
- status post gastrectomy for duodenal/peptic ulcer disease (PUD), heart disease, hypertension (HTN)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0211230
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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