The Veteran's gastrointestinal and sleep disorders were not shown to have developed as a result of his active service, and the Board finds that these conditions are not related to any period of military service.
The deciding factor: VA examination findings indicate no etiological relationship between the Veteran's current gastrointestinal and sleep disabilities and his military service or exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disorder (including chronic constipation and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)), Sleep disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2015
- Citation
- 1518709
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