The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise and grants service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, finding it to be related to service due to Gulf War exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's post-service medical records reflect pertinent complaints of bowel-related symptoms, including irritable bowel syndrome, which is presumed to have been incurred in Gulf War service.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1046328
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