The Veteran does not have a chronic gastroesophageal disorder that is related to active service or to any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking the current gastroesophageal disorder to service, and the VA examiner opined that it was less likely as not caused by or related to his service or in-service treatment for gastroenteritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1409400
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