The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for peptic ulcer disease, and has determined that he had a current disability (peptic ulcer disease) and established a link between this condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran reported abdominal pain during service in June 1973, which was diagnosed as duodenal ulcer. The Board found that there is continuity of symptomatology from service to post-service treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcer disease, gastric ulcer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1037029
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