The Board denied service connection for gastrointestinal disability due to an undiagnosed illness and psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
The deciding factor: The veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms were associated with diagnosed stomach disorders, such as chronic erosive gastritis and severe gastroesophageal reflux disease. These conditions are not considered the result of an undiagnosed illness for compensation purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disability, psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2004
- Citation
- 0417660
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- Dismissed
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