The veteran's PTSD is rated at 10 percent, and service connection for hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux, cervical muscle strain, muscle tension headaches, and lumbar muscle strain are granted as secondary to his PTSD.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the claimed conditions as secondary to the veteran's service-connected PTSD due to the medical evidence linking these disabilities to his PTSD symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hypertension, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Cervical Muscle Strain, Muscle Tension Headaches, Lumbar Muscle Strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0007564
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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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