The Board has determined that the Veteran's gastrointestinal disease, including GERD and hiatal hernia, did not manifest during service and is not related to military service. Therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a current disability or in-service injury/illness linked to the gastrointestinal disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disease, Left ear hearing disability, Right ear hearing disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1243971
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What this means for you
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied increased ratings for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing disability, CFS, OSA, headache disability (claimed as cephalgia), and cardiac arrhythmia.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disease, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives regarding the Veteran's right ear hearing disability. The Veteran is entitled to a new examination and opinion to determine if his diagnosed right ear hearing loss is related to service, including combat experiences in Iraq, or due to other service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his claim for a compensable rating for his right ear hearing disability, so the case is dismissed.
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