Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, COPD, a gastrointestinal disability, and migraines due to lack of evidence supporting a link between these conditions and her military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or establish an in-service stressor. For COPD and migraines, there was no evidence linking the conditions to service, and for the gastrointestinal disability, there were no symptoms during service that could be linked to current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Gastrointestinal disability to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), diverticulosis, and chronic gastritis, Migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111090
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