The Veteran's stomach disorder (GERD) is found to be service-connected, as it is claimed as secondary to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation exposure during military service. The other issues are not addressed due to lack of evidence or the complexity of the claims.
The deciding factor: Service connection for GERD was established based on the Veteran's credible statements regarding his symptoms and their onset during service, which were corroborated by medical records indicating a current diagnosis of GERD.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), kidney disorder, hypertension, cardiac disorder, migraine headaches, diabetes mellitus, cognitive dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2012
- Citation
- 1240671
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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