The Board has reopened the claims for service connection of acid reflux disorder, bowel disorder, alopecia, and endometriosis due to new and material evidence. The appeals are granted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that reasonably supports the Veteran's claims for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- acid reflux disorder, bowel disorder, alopecia (loss of eyebrows), endometriosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23066236
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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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- Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal regarding the combination of evaluations for endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and bilateral cysts with one 30 percent rating. The Board dismissed this issue as withdrawn.
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