The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, including as due to a service-connected left hip disability or the medications prescribed to treat it, based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's current gastrointestinal disability is not related to active service and was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected left hip disability or the medications prescribed to treat it.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the long time elapse between active service and the development of GERD and gastritis, as well as a medical opinion stating that taking tramadol (for the service-connected left hip) is not an adverse effect leading to GERD, supported the denial of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disability (GERD, gastritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001646
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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