The Board has determined that the Veteran's current chronic constipation and abdominal pain are not related to his service, including a fall on a tank turret during active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA compensation examination concluded that the Veteran's symptoms did not manifest until the early 2000s and were more likely due to age-related hypomotility of the intestines rather than a past injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic constipation, abdominal pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1341883
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