The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder diagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome, based on the presumption of service connection available to Persian Gulf War veterans who develop an undiagnosed illness or an unexplained chronic multisymptom illness such as IBS no later than December 31, 2006.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's symptoms met the criteria for a presumptive diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome due to his service in the Persian Gulf War and concluded that these symptoms are related to his undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disorder, irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0335462
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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.
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