The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service disease or injury and no credible evidence of persistent/recurrent symptoms since service. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have any diagnosed gastrointestinal cancer.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence establishing a nexus between the Veteran's gastrointestinal disabilities and his military service, including herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- GERD, celiac disease, gastritis, irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190488
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