The Board has granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, finding that it is a qualifying chronic disability presumed to have been incurred as a result of service in the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a grant of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1117 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, due to its being a qualifying chronic disability presumed to have been incurred as a result of service in the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0322757
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