The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for heartburn and indigestion, as well as a right salivary gland disability. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the veteran's heartburn and indigestion were not related to his service-connected left salivary gland removal, and there was no medical evidence of any right salivary gland disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- heartburn, indigestion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2004
- Citation
- 0413236
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all listed conditions and the 10 percent evaluation based on multiple, non-compensable service-connected disabilities.
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