The Board denied service connection for gastric polyps as there was no evidence linking the condition to service, and the Veteran did not have symptoms of this condition during or after service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical opinion linking the gastric polyps to service, and the Veteran has not reported symptoms attributed to gastric polyps during and since service.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric polyps
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20072010
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for gastric polyps and GERD due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.
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