The Board found that the veteran's gastric disability did not originate during service or until more than a decade thereafter, and is not otherwise related to that period of service. The Board also determined that the disorder was not caused or chronically worsened by service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's peptic ulcer disease was not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0824724
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