The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal condition, finding that there was no evidence of an ulcer or other disease during his active service and concluding that any post-service problems were unrelated to his in-service symptoms.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence demonstrated that the veteran's post-service gastrointestinal condition manifested years after his active service and was not related to his in-service gastric symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal condition, peptic ulcer, partial subtotal gastrectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0511295
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