The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of hemorrhagic fever, to include colitis and ulcerative colitis is granted. The Board also remanded the cases for further development regarding a disability rating for duodenal ulcer and service connection for a low back disorder.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on new evidence that reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of hemorrhagic fever, to include colitis and ulcerative colitis.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of hemorrhagic fever, colitis, ulcerative colitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19163237
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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