The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a gastrointestinal condition, finding no evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0333621
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What this means for you
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