The veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD and left inguinal hernia were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and are not proximately due to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the claims for service connection as it indicates disorders that did not begin in service and have no connection to service or to a service connected disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0810833
What this means for you
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