The Board has determined that the veteran's gastrointestinal disorder, psychiatric disorder (chronic depression), ovarian cysts, and asthmatic bronchitis are all service-connected.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a clear link between each condition and active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disorder (IBS), Psychiatric disorder (chronic depression), Ovarian cysts, Asthmatic bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0210009
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities from September 20, 2006.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to September 13, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine the nature of the Veteran's current gynecological condition, including whether she retains an ovary.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 8, 2022, for the grant of a 30 percent rating for ovarian cysts and November 30, 2020, for the grants of service connection for anterior abdominal scar and painful anterior abdominal scar. The claim for special monthly compensation was denied.
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