The Board has granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the appellant's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome with duodenitis and gastroesophageal reflux, effective from August 25, 2000.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the appellant had symptoms consistent with irritable bowel syndrome, duodenitis, and gastroesophageal reflux, which were manifested by alternating diarrhea and constipation with more or less constant abdominal distress since the effective date of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome, duodenitis, gastroesophageal reflux
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 29, 2002
- Citation
- 0208597
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