The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to February 15, 2000 for a total rating of his service-connected Jejunal Stromal Sarcoma was denied as there was no active malignancy during the period from May 5, 1996 to February 14, 2000.,The veteran's claim for restoration of a 100 percent evaluation for his service-connected Jejunal Stromal Sarcoma for the period from August 1, 2002 to August 20, 2003 was granted as there was no active malignancy during this time.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate an active malignancy of the Jejunal Stromal Sarcoma for the period from May 5, 1996 to February 14, 2000.,There was no active malignancy demonstrated during the period from August 1, 2002 to August 20, 2003 as evidenced by the CT scans taken in August 2002 and March 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- Jejunal Stromal Sarcoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
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- Decision date
- September 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0524239
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