The Board denied service connection for gastric leiomyoma (with dumping syndrome) as the evidence did not establish a link between the condition and active military service, including exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the veteran's gastric leiomyoma (with dumping syndrome) was incurred or aggravated by his active military service, including exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric leiomyoma, dumping syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0123918
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and a clarifying addendum medical opinion on the current severity of the Veteran's post-operative hiatal hernia to include gastroparesis and dumping syndrome with post-prandial hypoglycemia.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for colon cancer and dumping syndrome, finding that the Veteran's conditions are at least as likely as not related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's dumping syndrome and gastric ulcer are granted a 40 percent rating, effective from July 12, 2010.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for dumping syndrome, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury in service and that the current disability is not related to herbicide exposure. The Board also found that a VA examination was not warranted.
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