Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for stomach and gastrointestinal disorders, to include GERD, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were probative and persuasive, indicating no relationship between the Veteran's current diagnoses of GERD and sigmoid diverticulosis with recurrent diverticulitis and his military service, including any claimed in-service incidents such as malaria, dysentery, or eating MREs.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach and gastrointestinal disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25002842
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