The Veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach condition, including gastritis, is granted as new and material evidence has been received.,Service connection for the duodenum condition, colon condition, abdominal hernia, left knee condition, and skin conditions are denied due to lack of in-service event or disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted new and material evidence showing a current diagnosis of gastritis. The Board found that this raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection.,There is no direct link between the claimed conditions and herbicide exposure, as none are listed under the enumerated diseases for presumptive service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal hernia, abdominal aortic aneurysm, bilateral leg condition, left knee condition, stomach condition, duodenum condition, colon condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20027391
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