The Veteran's gastrointestinal disability, including gastritis, distal esophagitis, and esophageal spasm, is found to be caused by his service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's joint and muscle pain is found to be due to an undiagnosed illness that manifested during his Gulf War service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the evidence showing a causal relationship between the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability, including gastritis, distal esophagitis, and esophageal spasm, and his service-connected PTSD. The joint and muscle pain is found to be due to an undiagnosed illness that manifested during his Gulf War service.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal Disability, Joint and Muscle Pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1601137
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