The Board found that the Veteran's gastrointestinal disorder is not related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s current gastrointestinal disorder is not related to service based on the difference in symptoms reported by the Veteran during and after service, lack of objective evidence of continuity of gastrointestinal symptoms between active duty and post-military separation, and medical references confirming that his in-service gastrointestinal complaints were related to gastritis and acute gastroenteritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19100268
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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