The Board has reopened the veteran's claim and granted service connection for a stomach condition, finding that new evidence supports the claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded it is as likely as not that the veteran's current stomach condition began during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0320995
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a stomach condition, as it is caused and/or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right knee, left knee, low back, neck, and right hip disabilities, as well as bilateral hearing loss. The claims were denied due to the lack of evidence suggesting current disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left upper hand tremors, right upper hand tremors, a stomach condition, and a sleep condition as they are not related to the Veteran's service or any service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee pain and stomach condition for further development, including VA examinations.
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