The Board granted the reopening of a claim for service connection for a back disorder, but denied claims for service connection for acid reflux disease, a dental disorder, and an anxiety disorder. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for peptic ulcer disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's back disorder was pre-existing, but there was no evidence of inservice aggravation or chronic disability resulting from an inservice injury. There was no medical evidence to support a finding that the Veteran has a dental disorder related to his service-connected peptic ulcer disease, and an anxiety disorder was not shown to be etiologically related to active service or aggravated by the veteran's service-connected peptic ulcer disease.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, acid reflux disease, dental disorder, anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0909580
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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