The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for eczema/herpetic lesions is granted. Service connection for a gastrointestinal condition, including GERD, is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the claimed condition during the appeal period and it is not related to service. The Veteran's claim for PTSD is denied due to lack of credible supporting evidence that an in-service stressor occurred.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided credible supporting evidence for any in-service stressors, which are required to establish a diagnosis of PTSD under the DSM-IV criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- eczema/herpetic lesions, gastrointestinal condition (including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and GERD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1528952
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