The Board has granted service connection for urethral strictures, finding that the veteran's congenital condition was aggravated during active duty. The issue of PTSD due to sexual assault is inextricably intertwined with the current claim and must be remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on aggravation of a congenital condition during service.
- Claimed conditions
- urethral strictures, psychiatric disability (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0322965
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