The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome is granted, as it was filed on February 16, 1996. The decision also grants a rating increase for supraventricular tachycardia.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's IBS developed after his VA surgery for colon cancer in January 1991 and is related to his service-connected tenesmus and bowel incontinence. The Board found that he met the criteria for service connection under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 in effect prior to October 1, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1013988
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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
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