The Board found no evidence of a current peptic ulcer disorder and concluded that the veteran's service-connected PTSD did not cause or aggravate his claimed peptic ulcer disorder. Therefore, service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current peptic ulcer disorder to his military service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcer disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2002
- Citation
- 0211603
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and medical opinions to address continuity of symptomatology, etiology, and other relevant factors.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's current gastroesophageal disorder, including hiatal hernia, acid reflux disease, and peptic ulcer disorder, was incurred in active military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence linking the Veteran's current peptic ulcer disorder to service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for peptic ulcer disorder, anemia and hypertension as there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within the applicable presumptive period, and no competent evidence linking them to active service.
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