The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than August 13, 2012 and September 13, 2013 for the awards of service connection for CAD and duodenitis are granted. The effective dates remain as originally assigned.
The deciding factor: The effective dates were determined based on the date of receipt of the Veteran's claims for these conditions, which align with VA regulations regarding effective dates for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- CAD (ischemic heart disease), duodenitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1638329
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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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a gastrointestinal disorder, including a hiatal hernia, to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for gastritis and duodenitis as secondary to in-service and continuing NSAID use for the Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine condition.
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