The Board has determined that the Veteran's bowel disorder and Campylobacter enterocolitis are related to his active service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed the Veteran with a bowel disorder and/or Campylobacter enterocolitis, which was at least as likely as not caused by or resulted from his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bowel Disorder, Campylobacter Enterocolitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1208400
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bowel disorder, bladder disorder, left hand weakness, right hand weakness, and loss of use of the left lower extremity have been dismissed. The appeal for increased rating for low back disability has been remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for heart disorder, right hand disorder, and left hand disorder were denied. Service connection was granted for irritable bowel syndrome as a qualifying chronic disability due to undiagnosed illness.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for hypertension and the low back disability were dismissed. The claims for service connection for urinary disorder, bowel disorder, and headaches secondary to the low back disability were all denied.
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