The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sigmoid colon resection and severe diverticulosis, gastrointestinal bleeds, and status post branch retinal artery occlusion of the left eye. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected disability.,Service connection could not be granted because the veteran's claimed conditions did not meet the requirements for direct or secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's diverticulosis and gastrointestinal bleeds were not incurred during service, nor were they caused by his service-connected disability of residuals of excision of anal fistula. The left eye condition was determined to be unrelated to any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- sigmoid colon resection and severe diverticulosis, gastrointestinal bleeds, status post branch retinal artery occlusion of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2007
- Citation
- 0705081
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