The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability and kidney stones, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no chronic gastrointestinal condition during service, and no medical opinion linking current gastrointestinal issues to service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disability, Kidney stones
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149104
What this means for you
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