The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome is service-connected as a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, while his Meniere's disease was denied as not related to active service or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome met the criteria for presumptive service connection due to Persian Gulf War service, but that there was no evidence linking Meniere's disease to either active service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Meniere's Disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0911378
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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