The Veteran's gastrointestinal disabilities, including hiatal hernia and gastritis, are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's kidney disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.,The claim for hypertension remains pending due to the need for a medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct evidence of a current disability and an in-service occurrence, with no dispute over the nexus between the two.,Service connection was granted as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, supported by VA and private treatment records.,The claim for hypertension is pending due to insufficient evidence regarding its relationship to service or presumed exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disability (hiatal hernia, gastritis), Kidney disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18130354
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