Denied
The Board denied service connection for a disorder manifesting in organic or pathological findings of pain in the chest and stomach other than GERD, finding no nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and their active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions found that the Veteran's current conditions were less likely than not related to his active-duty service and there was no evidence that any of these conditions were caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- aneurysmal dilation of the aortic arch with intramural hematoma, descending thoracic aortic dissection, hiatal hernia, bilateral hernia repair, fatty liver, pancreatitis, diverticulosis, cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25012797
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