The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and gastrointestinal disorder. However, the evidence does not support reopening of a claim for service connection for a back disorder secondary to bilateral pes planus.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was found for the claims of bilateral pes planus and gastrointestinal disorder, but insufficient new evidence supports reopening the claim for a back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0217366
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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.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, to include gastritis and leiomyoma of the stomach but other than IBS with colon polyps, due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The appeal was dismissed for hemorrhoids.
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