The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastric reflux and an initial compensable evaluation for scarring of the right tympanic membrane. The decision is vacated due to procedural issues.
The deciding factor: The August 1, 2013 Board decision cited to a rule that was invalidated in National Org. of Veterans' Advocates, Inc. v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, which affected the hearing officer's duty to explain the issues on appeal and suggest the submission of evidence that may have been overlooked.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastric reflux, Scarring of the right tympanic membrane
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1425870
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for gastric reflux prior to June 22, 2010, and any rating in excess of 10 percent from that date have been denied as the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current gastrointestinal disability is not related to his acute gastroenteritis during military service and denied his claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's gastric reflux was not incurred in service and the Board finds that it is not related to his military service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of post-gastric resection with gastric reflux do not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent, and his diastasis recti does not warrant a compensable rating. His service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder is currently rated as 30 percent disabling.
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