The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD, and for gastrointestinal bleeding. The Veteran's current psychiatric condition is related to his in-service experiences, while his chronic GI bleed was found to be caused by the medications he takes for his cardiovascular disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection established based on direct evidence of a nexus between service and current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD), Gastrointestinal bleeding
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20031818
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What this means for you
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