The veteran's esophageal varices with surgical shunt is service-connected as secondary to his service-connected alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. The claims for hypertension, gastrointestinal disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease and peptic ulcer disease), and headaches are denied due to lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's esophageal varices with surgical shunt is related to his service-connected alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. The other claims for hypertension, gastrointestinal disorders, and headaches have no current diagnoses or medical evidence linking them to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal varices, hypertension, inflammatory bowel disease, peptic ulcer disease, headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0002326
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