The Veteran's appeal involves multiple gastrointestinal and pulmonary disabilities that he claims are secondary to his service-connected GERD. The Board is unable to determine the appropriate disposition of these issues due to conflicting medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Conflicting medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected GERD and his claimed conditions prevent a clear determination on the appropriate disposition of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Abdominal pain, Fatigue, Weight loss, Roux-en-Y, Gastrojejunostomy with subtotal gastrectomy, Delayed gastric emptying, Diarrhea, Hiatal hernia, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Abdominal scar tissue/adhesions, Duodenitis, Ileus, Rib pain, Gastric volvulus, Ulcerative lesion with edema, Nissan fundoplication, Stomach obstruction, Spastic colon, Nausea/vomiting, Chronic pain syndrome, Peptic ulcer disease, Chest pain, Gastritis, Barrett's esophagitis, Erythematous gastropathy, Vagotomy, Pyloroplasty, Acute gastroenteritis, Esophageal stenosis, Abdominal distention, Colitis, Small bowel obstruction, Adhesive disease, Left side air space disease, Dumping syndrome, Colon obstruction, Diverticulosis, Appendectomy, Scar tissue, Gallbladder stones with chronic cholelithiasis and cholecystectomy, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Anemia (iron deficiency), B-12 deficiency
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1226779
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Granted
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