The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for stuttering, an increased rating for his anxiety reaction with maturation of paranoid schizophrenia, and a compensable rating for reflux esophagitis. The veteran's stuttering was found to be not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected psychiatric disability. His anxiety disorder is rated at 50 percent disabling. His reflux esophagitis is rated at zero percent.
The deciding factor: The November 1998 VA examination did not find any medical nexus between the veteran's stuttering and his service-connected psychiatric disability, thus denying service connection for stuttering. The Board also found that the veteran's anxiety disorder was not aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disability. For reflux esophagitis, the evidence showed only subjective complaints without definitive X-ray findings or ulcerations/erosions.
- Claimed conditions
- stuttering, anxiety reaction with maturation of paranoid schizophrenia, reflux esophagitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0119106
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