The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by abdominal pain, and remanded the claims for service connection for dyspnea and acute myeloid leukemia.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a separate and distinct gastrointestinal disability from the Veteran's already service-connected GERD. For dyspnea and acute myeloid leukemia, further development was required due to potential toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs) associated with Southwest Asia service.
- Claimed conditions
- Abdominal pain, Dyspnea, Acute myeloid leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103842
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