The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's in-service stressors are related to his fear of hostile military or terrorist activity. Service connection was denied for gastroesophageal reflux due to lack of evidence linking it to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD is linked to his reported in-service stressors and has been diagnosed by a VA psychologist, while there is no competent evidence linking the gastroesophageal reflux to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder to include PTSD, Gastroesophageal Reflux
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1041009
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise, and therefore grants service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as secondary to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other service-connected conditions such as lumbar disc disease, right lower extremity radiculopathy, obstructive lung disease, and gastroesophageal reflux.
- Denied
The Board found insufficient evidence to corroborate the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor and denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board also denied service connection for a personality disorder due to lack of direct service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Wooster Community Hospital from July 29, 2010 to August 1, 2010 are eligible for payment or reimbursement as the treatment was deemed necessary due to an emergency condition and no feasible VA facility was available.
- Granted
The veteran's PTSD is rated at 10 percent, and service connection for hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux, cervical muscle strain, muscle tension headaches, and lumbar muscle strain are granted as secondary to his PTSD.
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