The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's gastric ulcer and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, finding that these conditions are proximately due to his service-connected coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus respectively.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed a causal relationship between the Veteran's use of blood thinners (related to his service-connected coronary artery disease) and his gastric ulcer. The VA examiner also found a link between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus and his liver disability.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric ulcer, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23002003
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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