The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a back injury, postoperative residuals from hemorrhoidectomy, and gastrointestinal signs and symptoms (including bloody stools) due to an undiagnosed illness resulting from Persian Gulf service. Service connection was not established for neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's low back disorder, gastrointestinal issues, and postoperative residuals were related to his military service, while the neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms were due to an undiagnosed illness resulting from Persian Gulf service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a back injury, chronic disability manifested by neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms (including depression, anxiety, fatigue, malaise, lack of energy, insomnia), postoperative residuals, hemorrhoidectomy, chronic disability manifested by gastrointestinal signs and symptoms (including bloody stools, stomach pain, diarrhea)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0204482
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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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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