The Board denied service connection for GI to include colitis, ulcerative colitis, and chronic gastritis, ED (erectile dysfunction), and a skin disability, to include pyoderma as due to colitis. The Board found no medical nexus between the claimed conditions and active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any link between the Veteran's current GI, ED, or skin disabilities and his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- GI to include colitis, ulcerative colitis, and chronic gastritis, ED (erectile dysfunction), a skin disability, to include pyoderma as due to colitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22060822
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, and ED have been granted under the PACT Act of 2022. The effective date is January 31, 2020.
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