The Board granted service connection for a duodenal ulcer and denied service connection for degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine (lumbar spine DDD). The anterior pituitary condition was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's duodenal ulcer began in service. For the lumbar spine DDD, the Board found that the competent medical evidence demonstrating the absence of a nexus between the claimed disability and the Veteran's active duty service outweighs any medical evidence suggestive of a nexus.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine (lumbar spine DDD), Duodenal ulcer, Anterior pituitary condition, Prostatitis (enlarged prostate)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084569
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