The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, and TDIU due to her service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The RO did not provide sufficient evidence or reasoning in support of their decisions regarding the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerosis, dermatomyocitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0333997
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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