The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for pancreatitis, residuals of a cholecystectomy, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastritis, and hiatal hernia. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's claimed conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatitis, residuals of cholecystectomy, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastritis, hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0934765
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