The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder, fibromyalgia, sleep disorder and gastrointestinal disorder. The Veteran's cardiovascular disease was initially manifested many years after service and is not shown to be related to his service or to have been caused by a service-connected disability.,There is no evidence of a current diagnosis of fibromyalgia, sleep disorder or gastrointestinal disorder (to include GERD, acid reflux, hiatal hernia, heartburn and IBS). The articles submitted do not establish a cause and effect relationship between PTSD and these conditions.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against service connection for fibromyalgia, sleep disorder and gastrointestinal disorders as there is no current diagnosis or established link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disorder, fibromyalgia, sleep disorder, gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2014
- Citation
- 1418982
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
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