The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder, a psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety), and a stomach disorder (to include duodenal ulcer disease and a spastic duodenum) as the evidence did not support these claims.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence showed no chronic conditions related to the veteran's service that would warrant service connection for any of the claimed disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Headache Disorder, Psychiatric Disorder (to include Anxiety), Stomach Disorder (to include Duodenal Ulcer Disease and a Spastic Duodenum)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0603011
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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