The Board has determined that the Veteran's current urinary disorder is not service-connected, but his acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is found to be related to service. His arthritis claim remains unresolved.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that medical knowledge did not support the premise that properly treated venereal disease without sequelae three years after infection could recrudesce at a later date, thus finding no nexus between current urinary symptoms and in-service treatment for gonococcal infection.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Disorder, Arthritis, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1639898
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