The Board finds that the Veteran has established service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and anxiety, due to a verified in-service stressor. For his stomach disability, gastritis and GERD, the Board finds that there is insufficient evidence to establish service connection.
The deciding factor: For the stomach disability, the VA examiner opined that the Veteran's GERD is less likely as not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD and anxiety), Stomach disability (gastritis and GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1635227
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