The Veteran's stomach disorder is not related to service, and was not caused by the medication Darvon prescribed to him in service or exposure to herbicide agent Orange. The Board finds that the Veteran's stomach disorder currently diagnosed as GERD is not related to service.
The deciding factor: The amount and timeframe of use of Darvon does not fit the description of 'long term' use of NSAID or a narcotic medication, making it unlikely that it would result in the Veteran's stomach disorder at a later time. There is no competent medical evidence specifically associating the stomach disorder as directly related to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric reflux, gastrectomy, vagotomy with Roux-en-Y procedure (stomach disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2016
- Citation
- 1647672
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