The Board denied service connection for chronic bronchitis, chronic sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bowel inconsistency, restrictive food intake disorder, a bilateral ankle condition, a neck disorder, and a heart disorder as the evidence does not reflect that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of these disorders. The claim for PTSD due to military sexual trauma was denied based on the lack of a current diagnosis.

The deciding factor: The medical evidence fails to establish a current diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions, and there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that could be related to the current claims.

Claimed conditions

chronic bronchitis, chronic sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bowel inconsistency, restrictive food intake disorder, bilateral ankle condition, neck disorder, characterized as cervical spondylosis (neck stiff/pain)/polymyalgia rheumatica/cervical dystonia, heart disorder, characterized as atrial fibrillation/irregular heartbeat/supraventricular tachycardia, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to military sexual trauma, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), bilateral knee disorder, left hip disorder, characterized as an irritable hip condition, left polymyalgia rheumatica, bilateral foot condition, characterized as a bilateral foot condition/pes planus/plantar fasciitis/ball foot pain/tarsal condition-heel pain/hammer toes/hallux valgus, back disorder, characterized as ankylosing spondylitis (lower back condition)/lumbar disorder/spinal curvature deformity

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 27, 2025

Citation

A25017900

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