The Veteran's gastric cancer, diagnosed many years after service, is not linked to his military service or exposure to environmental hazards.,Service connection for PTSD was granted but with a retroactive effective date of December 1, 2009.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's gastric cancer and his military service or exposure to burn pits during the Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric cancer, gastric ulcer, chronic gastritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115486
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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