The Veteran's gastrointestinal problems, including flatus, are not service-connected as they do not meet the criteria for service connection under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of a chronic disability related to active service and the Board finds that the Veteran's reported symptoms are attributable to known clinical diagnoses rather than an undiagnosed illness or a multisymptom illness.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal problems, flatus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1230008
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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