The Board has determined that the veteran's current gastric disorder, characterized as post-gastrectomy syndrome and status post partial gastrectomy, is related to his active service and granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded it was as likely as not that the veteran's current gastric disorder was related to his active service due to chronic aspirin use during service which led to the formation of a gastric ulcer requiring surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- post-gastrectomy syndrome, status post partial gastrectomy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2003
- Citation
- 0310170
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Veteran died in July 2010 due to esophageal cancer. The VA determined that his service-connected post-gastrectomy syndrome and hiatal hernia did not cause or contribute to his death, as the cause of his cancer was linked to smoking and male gender rather than any service-connected condition.
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