The veteran's gastrointestinal disorder is as likely as not the result of his service-connected PTSD. The criteria for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD have not been met.
The deciding factor: PTSD symptomatology has resulted in chronic depression and nightmares with sleep disturbance, but no evidence of memory impairment or other severe symptoms warranting a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2001
- Citation
- 0100071
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What this means for you
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