The Veteran's claims for service connection for H. Pylori, peptic ulcer disease, and colitis with chronic stomach pain are denied as there is no current disability during the appeal period. The Board also remanded several other issues including GERD, costochondritis (Tietze's syndrome), menorrhagia with chronic abdominal pain, and anemia with constipation and chronic stomach pain.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show a current disability for H. Pylori, peptic ulcer disease, or colitis with chronic stomach pain during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- H. Pylori, Peptic Ulcer Disease, Colitis with Chronic Stomach Pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23060266
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for peptic ulcer disease and a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD, effective from April 26, 2019.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal condition diagnosed as gastritis was granted, while claims for H. Pylori and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that the Veteran did not file a claim prior to February 17, 2010 and there was no evidence of unemployability within one year before his claim. The Board also found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in previous decisions denying TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of evidence from a VA examination, and the Veteran missed his scheduled appointment for an examination related to his gastrointestinal disability. The claim will be reconsidered after another examination is conducted.
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