The Veteran's GERD and IBS are rated at 10 percent prior to November 8, 2007. Effective November 8, 2007, the Veteran is granted a combined rating for both conditions at 30 percent. The case is remanded due to issues with effective date determination and consideration of direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the receipt of new evidence that allowed for the grant of presumptive service connection for IBS, but did not consider whether direct service connection could have been granted or if the lay statements should have influenced the effective date assignment.
- Claimed conditions
- GERD, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1025210
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 2, 2020, for the grant of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but denied a higher initial rating and TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there was no competent or credible evidence of a current diagnosis during the appellate period.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there was no current diagnosis of IBS in the medical records.
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