The Board determined that the appellant's gastrointestinal symptoms are attributable to known clinical diagnoses and not due to an undiagnosed illness. The claims for service connection were denied as they did not meet the criteria for a well-grounded claim.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the appellant's gastrointestinal symptoms were attributed to known conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis, and mild distal esophageal erythema, rather than an undiagnosed illness associated with service in the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis, mild distal esophageal erythema
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0023047
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, anemia, and gastritis as the conditions were not shown to be related to or aggravated by service.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
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