The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an intestinal disorder, finding that it was not related to his service or service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s intestinal disorder did not have its onset during service and is not otherwise related to service. The examiner also opined that the Veteran’s intestinal disorder was not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- intestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20073868
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- Partly granted
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