The Board has determined that the veteran's current stomach disorder is not related to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence showing a direct relationship between the veteran's service and his current gastrointestinal problems, including GERD and hiatal hernia.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2005
- Citation
- 0514625
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there was no evidence of chronic disability involving hearing loss or other conditions in service or for years following service discharge. The hiatal hernia preexisted service and was aggravated by an inservice injury.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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