The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection of an ulcerated stomach. The Veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service events, but a VA examiner concluded that there is not enough evidence to establish a direct link between the current condition and service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not consider the Veteran's reports of in-service events and relied solely on lack of in-service records to conclude that the ulcerated stomach is not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- ulcerated stomach
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1824217
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, to include ulcerated stomach and gastrointestinal bleeding, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service symptoms.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no evidence of cardiovascular disease, degenerative joint disease, glaucoma or ulcerated stomach during the veteran's active service period from November 1954 to November 1956. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's complaint of an ulcerated stomach is determined to be part and parcel of his already service-connected gastritis and erosive esophagitis, thus denying the claim for secondary service connection.
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