The Veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for a disability manifesting as an ulcer, indigestion, or intestinal problems was granted. His applications for service connection for PTSD, prostate cancer, heart disorder, Parkinson’s disease, hypothalamus disorder, and pituitary gland disorder were denied.
The deciding factor: The new evidence received related to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a disability manifesting as an ulcer, indigestion, or intestinal problems.
- Claimed conditions
- ulcer, indigestion, intestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19104802
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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