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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23060266
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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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