The Veteran's gastrointestinal disorder, including ulcerative colitis, was not incurred in or caused by his service. The Board found the negative VA opinion to be sufficient and entitled to probative weight.
The deciding factor: The December 2017 VA medical etiology opinion concluded that the Veteran’s ulcerative colitis is less likely than not incurred in or caused by his service, including exposure to burning oil field smoke or other environmental hazards in Southwest Asia Service.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disorder, Ulcerative colitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19126526
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,820 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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