The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal and hepatitis disorders, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions during his active military service or related to exposure to herbicide agents used in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the veteran's current gastrointestinal and hepatitis disorders and his active military service or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- reflux esophagitis, sliding hiatal hernia, erosive antritis, duodenal ulcer disease, hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0014144
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