The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, diverticulitis, and disability manifested by anal pain are denied due to lack of evidence corroborating in-service stressors for PTSD and insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: There is no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor for PTSD, and the Veteran's claimed disabilities were not shown during or within one year after service.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic_stress_disorder (PTSD), diverticulitis, chronic disability manifested by anal pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0935231
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- Granted
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- Granted
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