The Board has determined that the veteran's current stomach complaints are not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection. The issue of pension benefits was also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current stomach disorder to any incident or injury in service, and the condition appears to be associated with alcohol abuse.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic stomach disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0212279
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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: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's chronic stomach disorder, including GERD, is not etiologically related to active duty service and does not qualify for secondary service connection based on his service-connected disorders. The evidence did not support a finding of service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking service connection for a chronic stomach disorder, which he contends was present during his active duty and diagnosed as gastroenteritis, gas pain, or constipation. The VA examiner found no nexus between the current GERD diagnosis and service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic stomach disorder, including GERD and as secondary to his service-connected conditions, is being remanded due to the need for clarification of an opinion regarding the relationship between his current GERD diagnosis and symptoms and his May 1988 VA examination findings.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a need for further examination and consideration of the Veteran's stomach disorder, including its relationship to his service-connected psychiatric disorders.
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