The Veteran's claim for service connection for a 'nervous stomach' is dismissed. The new and material evidence received has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for a stomach condition (other than nervous stomach), which includes GERD and chronic duodenitis. Service connection for GERD and chronic duodenitis is granted, but the Veteran's anxiety disorder and low back disability claims are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence received since the April 1970 denial of service connection for a stomach condition (other than nervous stomach) raised a possibility of substantiating the claim. The current stomach conditions, diagnosed as GERD and chronic duodenitis, at least as likely as not had their onset in active service.
- Claimed conditions
- nervous stomach, stomach condition (other than nervous stomach), GERD, chronic duodenitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145645
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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