The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current conditions and service, including Barrett's esophagitis, ulcers, and bone disease of the jaw. The claims for these conditions were denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the current diagnoses to service or any in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- Barrett's esophagitis, ulcers, bone disease of the jaw
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0632591
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,242 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to a scheduled hearing.
- Granted
The Veteran's Barrett's esophagitis and GERD were granted service connection as they developed during his military service. However, the Veteran's supraventricular arrhythmia, implanted cardiac pacemaker, and sick sinus syndrome were denied as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that VA did not obtain all relevant Social Security Administration records, which may contain pertinent medical evidence. The case is therefore being remanded to allow for the retrieval of these records.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability, including hiatal hernia, GERD, and Barrett's esophagitis, is related to his active service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.
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