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 Veteran's claims for service connection were granted, and he was assigned a 70% disability rating for PTSD. The effective date of the PTSD award is September 19, 2006.
- Granted
Service connection is granted for shin splints, right shoulder disability, and bilateral ankle disabilities.,Service connection is granted for esophageal diverticulum, dumping syndrome, pancreatitis, anemia, syncope, heart condition, hypertension, back condition, asthma, and sleep apnea. The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis.,Service connection is granted for headaches.
- Denied
The Veteran's digestive disorder was characterized as moderate with less frequent episodes of epigastric disorders and characteristic mild circulatory symptoms after meals, but with diarrhea and weight loss. The Board found that the criteria for a rating in excess of 40 percent were not met.
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