The Board has determined that the Veteran's Barrett esophagus is proximately due to his service-connected residuals of a right hand injury, and therefore grants service connection on a secondary basis.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided link the use of NSAIDs for the service-connected condition to the development of Barrett esophagus, which was diagnosed as being caused by the treatment related to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a right hand injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Barrett esophagus
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1234241
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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