The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and various gastrointestinal and neurological conditions due to an undiagnosed illness. The appeals were not granted as there was no credible evidence of a verified in-service stressor for PTSD or any chronic disability related to the claimed undiagnosed illnesses.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were denied because there was insufficient evidence to support the occurrence of the alleged stressors and the diagnoses provided did not meet the criteria set forth by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorder, diarrhea, headaches, body aches and pains, shaking spells, vomiting, abdominal pains, chest pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0030638
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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