The Veteran's bladder and stomach disabilities are not service-connected, as the evidence does not support a causal relationship to her service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: VA examination found no current diagnosis for either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder disability, Stomach disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20073057
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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