The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied. The Board also found no evidence to support direct or secondary service connection for COPD and coronary artery disease due to in-service tobacco use.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not provide sufficient evidence to establish the presence of peptic ulcer disease at any point during the veteran's lifetime, nor does there appear to be a causal link between his active service and these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcer disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0305321
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