The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach disorder, finding that there was no medical evidence linking his current hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease to his period of active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no relationship between the veteran's current gastrointestinal complaints and documented in-service gastrointestinal complaints, concluding that neither the veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease nor his hiatal hernia developed during his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia, gastroesophageal reflux disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0123902
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