The Board found that the veteran's claimed hiatal hernia, hemorrhoids, gastric ulcer, and psychiatric disorder are not related to service or any aspect thereof. The claims were reopened based on new evidence but denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show a current diagnosis of the claimed conditions and the Board found that they are not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"hiatal hernia","status":"not present currently and not related to service"}, {"condition_name":"hemorrhoids","status":"not present currently and not related to service"}, {"condition_name":"gastric ulcer","status":"not present currently and not related to service"}, {"condition_name":"psychiatric disorder","status":"not diagnosed at any time, no current evidence of a psychiatric disability"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0613646
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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