The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any complaints or findings of a stomach pain disability. Post-service medical records also lack evidence of such a condition.,For the period prior to January 14, 2010, the Veteran's acid reflux disease manifested by epigastric pain did not result in dysphagia, pyrosis, or regurgitation accompanied by substernal or arm/shoulder pain. From January 14, 2010 onwards, his condition has been characterized by persistently recurrent epigastric distress with scapular pain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's stomach pain is not shown to be separate from his service-connected acid reflux disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Stomach Pain, Acid Reflux Disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1240252
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- Denied
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