The Board has granted service connection for H. pylori, actinomycosis, uveitis, postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia, and neutropenia as they are proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided opinions supporting a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- H. pylori, actinomycosis, uveitis, postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia, neutropenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23056409
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected other specified anxiety disorder and related digestive issues have been granted increased initial ratings of 30% each, effective October 26, 2018.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for neutropenia was denied, while the issue of service connection for gastritis is remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for the Veteran's uveitis with open angle glaucoma and aphakia of the left eye, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
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