The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to peptic ulcer disease, finding no evidence that the disability began during service or was otherwise attributable to any incident of service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's fatal peptic ulcer began during service or is otherwise attributable to any incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peptic ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0909321
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for an arterial disorder, peptic ulcer, and GERD. The claims were denied due to a lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses or a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD has been dismissed as the February 2022 rating decision already granted the benefit sought. The peptic ulcer claim is remanded due to a lack of adequate medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the cause of death and whether peptic ulcer is related to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to further development being required regarding the severity of the Veteran's GERD and ulcers.
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