The Board found that the appellant's gastrointestinal disorder did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, is not related to his service-connected right testicle carcinoma or PTSD, and is not due to herbicide exposure. The claim was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the appellant's gastrointestinal disorder is directly related to his military service, including his service-connected right testicle carcinoma or PTSD, or due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disorder, Right testicle carcinoma, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Radiation enteritis, Gastroenteritis, Peptic ulcer disease, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2011
- Citation
- 1124013
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