The Board has granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, finding that it is presumed to have been incurred in the veteran's active duty service. Service connection for complications of childbirth (scar from Cesarean section) was not established.
The deciding factor: Irritable bowel syndrome was found to be presumptively related to the veteran's military service due to its manifestation during her pregnancy and subsequent treatment, while the complication of childbirth scar did not result in a chronic disability as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Complications of childbirth (scar from Cesarean section), Irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2004
- Citation
- 0409225
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