The veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms, diagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome, are presumed to have been incurred in service. The veteran does not suffer from infertility or a current skin disability. The veteran's bleeding gums were attributed to a known medical diagnosis of gingivitis with periodontitis.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for the gastrointestinal disability due to its manifestation as an undiagnosed illness, and the veteran's current symptoms are consistent with this finding. Infertility and skin disability were not found to be related to service or an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal Disability, Infertility, Skin Disability, Bleeding Gums
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0205266
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What this means for you
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