The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's gastric leiomyoma and dumping syndrome, finding that his exposure to herbicides in Vietnam is at least as likely as not a cause of these conditions.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence supports a link between the veteran's herbicide exposure during service and his development of gastric leiomyoma with dumping syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric leiomyoma, dumping syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0620347
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and a clarifying addendum medical opinion on the current severity of the Veteran's post-operative hiatal hernia to include gastroparesis and dumping syndrome with post-prandial hypoglycemia.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for colon cancer and dumping syndrome, finding that the Veteran's conditions are at least as likely as not related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's dumping syndrome and gastric ulcer are granted a 40 percent rating, effective from July 12, 2010.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for dumping syndrome, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury in service and that the current disability is not related to herbicide exposure. The Board also found that a VA examination was not warranted.
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