The Board found that the Veteran's gastrointestinal disorders were not caused or aggravated by ingestion of the prescribed medications to treat his service-connected orthopedic disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there is no medical evidence to support the Veteran's contention that his GERD, now well controlled on medication, is secondary to his service connected disabilities (back and knee pain).
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1035713
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