The veteran's claims for service connection for a right wrist disability and a respiratory disability have been granted. The claims for pelvic inflammatory disease, urinary tract infection, gastrointestinal disability, and left knee disability are pending and will be the subject of further review.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the right wrist disability due to in-service complaints of pain during service. Service connection was denied for respiratory disabilities as there is no credible medical evidence of a current respiratory disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Pelvic inflammatory disease, Urinary tract infection, Gastrointestinal disability (gastroenteritis and/or irritable bowel syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2003
- Citation
- 0323493
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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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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and increased ratings have been dismissed due to procedural defects.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for pelvic inflammatory disease has also been dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for cause of death, finding that his service-connected conditions did not contribute to his death. The evidence showed well-controlled heart symptoms prior to death and no causal relationship between anxiety and cardiopulmonary disease or renal failure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for residuals of bladder cancer in remission, urinary tract infection, and hematospemia. The Board finds that the records needed to substantiate this claim have not been obtained and orders them to be obtained.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection for urinary tract infection is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in the medical opinions provided.
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