Service connection was established for PTSD with a 30% rating effective January 22, 2009. Claims for liver disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, left shoulder disability, heart disorder, and hearing loss of the left ear were not granted as service connected. The Veteran's claims for left shoulder disability, heart disorder, and hearing loss of the left ear are reopened.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for establishing service connection for liver disorder or gastrointestinal disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver disorder, Gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1522514
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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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