The veteran's stomach disorder is found to be due to service, while his respiratory disorder is not considered a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran's gastrointestinal issues are related to service but could not establish a direct link for his respiratory symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory Disorder, Stomach Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0417198
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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