Service connection is granted for cervical spine disability, lumbosacral spine disability, and hypertrophic gastritis.,Obstructive sleep apnea service connection is denied. Service connection for TBI and CFS are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions were found to be related to his military service based on the medical evidence provided during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Strain (neck condition), Lumbosacral Spine Disability (degenerative arthritis of lower back), Hypertrophic Gastritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26019958
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, to include GERD, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic gastrointestinal condition during active service or within one year after separation. The most probative medical opinions concluded that any current gastrointestinal disability did not have its onset in service.
- Denied
The Veteran's gastroesophageal disability, including diverticulitis with GERD, is rated at 50 percent. The appeal for a higher rating remains pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence after the most recent Statements of the Case. The AOJ will clarify the Veteran’s desires regarding his restored ratings, as well as his satisfaction with the rating assigned for GERD.
- Granted
The Veteran has been rendered unable to maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of service-connected disabilities from June 26, 2012.
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