The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for a psychophysiological gastrointestinal disorder (PPGID). The Board has denied this claim, finding that an effective date earlier than July 30, 1990 was not warranted.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence to support granting an earlier effective date based on the criteria provided in the VCAA and existing regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- psychophysiological gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0328353
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- Denied
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