The Board granted service connection for duodenal ulcers as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder strain and/or knee strain.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's duodenal ulcers were at least as likely as not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected conditions, based on medical literature showing NSAIDs cause damage in the gastroduodenal mucosa.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcers
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25033167
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