The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of dyspepsia or chronic indigestion, and thus his claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of a current disability related to dyspepsia or chronic indigestion.
- Claimed conditions
- dyspepsia, chronic indigestion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0009139
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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