The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for antral gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) with hiatal hernia, finding that his disability was not connected to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a direct link between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- antral gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) with hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1430433
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