The Veteran's claim for service connection for duodenal ulcer disease with GERD and a stomach disorder is granted, but the claim for residuals of low back injury and bilateral hearing loss are denied.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion concluded that the current GERD was not caused by or related to the military service condition of duodenal ulcer.
- Claimed conditions
- Duodenal ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18137844
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