The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to his military service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis was reopened, but not granted as there is no new and material evidence to support it.,Service connection for a stomach condition (including GERD and IBS) was denied. The Board found insufficient evidence to link the conditions to his in-service appendectomy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have diabetes mellitus during service or within one year of separation, and there is no evidence linking it to service.,There is no new and material evidence to support a reopening of the claim for allergic rhinitis. The VA examination report does not provide sufficient evidence to link the current condition to service.,The Veteran's stomach conditions (including GERD and IBS) are not related to his in-service appendectomy, as there is insufficient evidence linking them to any event or injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, allergic rhinitis, stomach condition (including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS))
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19135546
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