The Board has granted service connection for gastric carcinoma (status post gastrectomy) and found that the veteran entered a timely notice of disagreement to the February 1996 rating decision denial of service connection for status post gastric adenocarcinoma. The medical evidence is in relative equipoise on whether the veteran's condition is etiologically related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran, finding that his gastric carcinoma (status post gastrectomy) was incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcer disease, gastric carcinoma (status post gastrectomy)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0326447
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