The Board has determined that the veteran's current stomach condition is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no clear evidence of a pre-existing condition in service and opined that the current GERD was not related to the in-service stomach pain complaints due to differences in presentation.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0618428
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee condition, right knee condition, and stomach condition to correct an error by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory duty.
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