The Board has granted the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a stomach disorder, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The issue is now on its merits.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received which raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the underlying claim of service connection for a stomach disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2003
- Citation
- 0327560
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a stomach disorder was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's stomach disorder, finding that it was aggravated by military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various claimed conditions, including a back disorder, stomach disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and pain in the knees, feet, and shoulders, as there was no evidence of current disabilities or etiological relationships to service.
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