The Board found that no new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claim for service connection for duodenal ulcer, and denied entitlement to service connection for esophageal disability as secondary to duodenal ulcer.
The deciding factor: No competent medical evidence showed or suggested that the Veteran's preexisting duodenal ulcer was aggravated beyond ordinary progress during his 60 days of active military service. The Board also found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for duodenal ulcer having been aggravated during active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcer, esophageal disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0909735
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 60 percent from January 27, 2016 to July 7, 2022 for the Veteran's duodenal ulcer, duodenitis, gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for the Veteran's service-connected gastritis and duodenal ulcer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of an esophageal disability, to include GERD with hiatal hernia, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to DIC benefits due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death.
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