The veteran is not shown to have a currently diagnosed stomach disability, and therefore service connection for the condition is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no significant findings to support abdominal or intestinal diagnoses during the VA examination in November 2007. The veteran's report of a prior diagnosis of GERD is not competent medical evidence of a current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0814121
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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