The Board has determined that the Veteran's current digestive tract disability, including hiatal hernia with GERD and stomach issues, is not causally related to her military service or a service-connected condition. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners do not find an etiological link between the Veteran's current digestive tract disability and either her military service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia with GERD, stomach
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1758830
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