The VA denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for acid reflux disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient medical evidence linking the Veteran’s current acid reflux disorder to his in-service appendicitis or other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- acid reflux disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2012
- Citation
- 1218449
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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