The Board has granted service connection for esophageal stricture as secondary to the veteran's service-connected lumbar strain with degenerative arthritis. The issue of benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for plantar fasciitis remains pending.
The deciding factor: The esophageal stricture was found to be proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disease (lumbar strain with degenerative arthritis).
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal stricture, postoperative residuals of bunion with hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0413579
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection and higher rating was dismissed due to a concurrent election of review options.
- Partly granted
The Board granted initial 10 percent ratings for chronic urticaria, stomach scar, right shin splints, left shin splints, right knee strain, and left knee strain. The claim for an initial compensable rating for esophageal stricture was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain complete treatment records from the Birmingham VA for the period prior to October 2001.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic gastric disorder, to include GERD, hiatal hernia, and esophageal stricture, as the evidence did not support a finding that his current condition was related to an in-service injury or event.
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