The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, finding it to be a qualifying chronic disability under the provisions of the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001. The condition is presumed to have been incurred as a result of service in the Persian Gulf.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's irritable bowel syndrome meets the criteria for a qualifying chronic disability due to its manifestation as an undiagnosed illness and was diagnosed as such under the provisions of the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001, which includes medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses like fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2002
- Citation
- 0207786
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