The Board found that the veteran's irritable colon syndrome preexisted his military service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it was determined that the condition was aggravated by a non-service-connected cause.
The deciding factor: There was no increase in the underlying severity of the veteran's preexisting irritable bowel syndrome during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable colon syndrome
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0204684
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