The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of GERD secondary to PTSD, a compensable rating for Crohn's disease and IBS aggravated by PTSD, and an effective date earlier than October 26, 2001, for the award of a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD. The evidence did not support the veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions were against a finding that the veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated his GERD and Crohn's disease/IBS.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Crohn's disease, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635190
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What this means for you
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