The Board has determined that the Veteran's gastrointestinal and acquired psychiatric disorders are not service-connected, as they were not caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be granted for the Veteran's gastrointestinal and acquired psychiatric disorders because there is no evidence showing a direct link to service or any disease/condition incurred therein. The Board also considered secondary service connection but found insufficient evidence to support such claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disorders, Acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2013
- Citation
- 1301985
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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