The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an ulcer, as there was no evidence to support a finding that his condition was related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The absence of in-service symptoms and the lack of diagnosis within one year post-service did not meet the criteria for establishing service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(d).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0902059
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical records and possibly a VA examination in order to determine if the veteran's ulcer is service-connected.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to procedural defects and new evidence received since the last decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the inability to locate his service medical records and an attempt should be made to obtain private treatment records from identified physicians.
- Granted
The Board finds that the veteran's residuals of an ulcer, including partial gastrectomy, were incurred during active duty service and grants service connection for these conditions.
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