The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has not found new and material evidence to support his claims of respiratory condition, chest pains, or joint disorder. The conditions are presumed due to Gulf War service.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted for each claim, but it did not provide sufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's current diagnoses and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory condition, Chest pains (diagnosed as costochondritis and diaphragm strain), Joint disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2017
- Citation
- 1725125
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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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory condition and GERD. The Veteran is being remanded to provide an addendum medical opinion considering direct service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to duty-to-assist errors and a need for a new VA examination.
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