The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic gastrointestinal disorder, including gastric ulcers, peptic ulcers, and duodenal ulcers, is at least as likely as not due to his active service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: A VA gastroenterologist concluded that the Veteran's gastrointestinal disorder was at least as likely as not due to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric ulcers, peptic ulcers, duodenal ulcers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1804298
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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