The Board found that the Veteran's stomach disorder or GERD was not incurred in service and is not related to his diabetes mellitus. The sebaceous cysts of the ears have no current disability rating as they are asymptomatic.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking the Veteran's current stomach disorder or GERD to his active duty service, nor does there appear to be a causal link between his service-connected diabetes and his diagnosed condition. The sebaceous cysts of the ears have not been shown to be related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Stomach Disorder (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - GERD), Diverticulosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1000817
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