The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well grounded. The conditions claimed, including ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease, do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange. Additionally, there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active duty service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran did not present well-grounded claims for service connection as his claimed conditions do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange and lack sufficient medical evidence of a nexus between his conditions and his military service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- upper gastrointestinal disorder (including ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)), fatigue with weakness in lower extremities, loss of sensation
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0013774
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