The veteran's claimed conditions, including ulcerative colitis, seizure disorder, psychiatric disorder (anxiety/stress), and respiratory disorder (reactive airway disease and chronic cough) are not shown to have had their clinical onset in service or be due to any event or incident therein. Therefore, the claims for service connection are denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service medical records do not reflect any subjective complaints, clinical findings, treatment or diagnoses of ulcerative colitis, seizure disorder, psychiatric disability (anxiety/stress), or respiratory disorder (reactive airway disease and chronic cough).
- Claimed conditions
- ulcerative colitis, seizure disorder, psychiatric disorder (anxiety/stress), respiratory disorder (reactive airway disease and chronic cough)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0601383
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board granted a request to readjudicate the claim of service connection for ulcerative colitis based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded the issue for further development.
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