The Board has determined that the veteran's Barrett's esophagus was not incurred in service and is therefore denied. The issue of an increased rating for residuals of a fracture of the posterior lip of the right tibia remains pending.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of Barrett's esophagus during service or for many years thereafter, and there is insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between current Barrett's esophagus and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Barrett's esophagus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0618438
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a direct basis and remanded the claim for service connection for Barrett's esophagus to obtain an additional opinion.
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