The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, and heart disorders. The RO previously denied these claims in June 1994 without providing VCAA notice.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the claimed conditions and service or any presumptive exposure basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder, Gastrointestinal Disorder, Heart Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0420021
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- Granted
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- Denied
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