The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychophysiological gastrointestinal reaction, seizure disorder, and nervous disorder (to include schizophrenia).
The deciding factor: New and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claims had not been received.
- Claimed conditions
- psychophysiological gastrointestinal reaction
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0324953
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) or special monthly compensation (SMC) due to regular aid and attendance of another person. The Board found that his disabilities alone do not render him unable to engage in substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and failure to consider relevant evidence. The Veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms have been ongoing since service, but the VA examiner did not take this into account.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a psychophysiological gastrointestinal reaction with associated GERD and ulcers, finding that the Veteran's condition is etiologically related to his active military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected psychophysiological disability is rated at a 50 percent since September 24, 2009, to May 11, 2015.
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