The Board has determined that the veteran's hernia and ulcer disorder are related to service, with the ulcer aggravating the hernia.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions established that the veteran's ulcer disorder was aggravated in service, leading to an incisional hernia at the site of surgical treatment for his ulcer disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Hernia, Ulcer Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0302248
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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