The Board has determined that the veteran's currently diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome is a result of dysentery he experienced during his military service in April 1945.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence supports the theory that the veteran's gastrointestinal problem originated from dysentery in 1945, supported by laboratory findings and medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- spastic colon
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0107670
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of the Veteran's gastrointestinal disabilities to service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected spastic colon with chronic diarrhea is not rated higher than noncompensable due to the lack of abdominal distress, despite frequent bowel disturbances.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and spastic colon, but denied his claims for obesity as secondary to PTSD and fibrosis of the liver (fatty liver) as secondary to a service-connected disability. The issues have been remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals are being remanded for additional development and consideration of new evidence.
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