The Board has granted service connection for gastrointestinal residuals of H. pylori infection and peptic ulcer disease, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are etiologically related to service.
The deciding factor: A private gastroenterologist's opinion supports a likelihood that the Veteran's H. pylori-induced peptic ulcer disease was present during service, with consideration of all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal disorder, H. pylori-induced peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2011
- Citation
- 1111735
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