The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for esophagitis, finding that his current condition is related to his gastrointestinal complaints during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the veteran's history credible and opined that his current condition is related to his in-service gastrointestinal complaints.
- Claimed conditions
- esophagitis, heartburn, indigestion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0629860
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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