The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial evaluations for acid reflux, polyps of the colon, polyps of the gallbladder, and healed granulomatous disease of the lungs have been granted. The Veteran is assigned a 10% evaluation for his acid reflux as of June 13, 2011.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported reopening of the claims on new and material evidence and granting service connection for these conditions with appropriate initial evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- polyps of the colon, polyps of the gallbladder, healed granulomatous disease of the lungs
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1132196
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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