The Board denied service connection for a stomach and/or gastrointestinal disability, hearing loss of the left ear, and a disability of the mandible as they were not incurred or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a chronic disability in these conditions during service or within one year post-service. The medical records did not show any connection between current disabilities and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Stomach and/or gastrointestinal disability, Hearing loss of the left ear, Disability of the mandible
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0032587
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What this means for you
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