The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for gastrointestinal disorders, including Crohn's disease and IBS. The issue of entitlement to service connection for gastrointestinal disorder other than IBS and Crohn's disease is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for Crohn's disease and IBS based on the evidence showing a diagnosis during service and objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness. The Veteran's gastrointestinal disorders other than Crohn's disease and IBS were also found to be related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease, IBS, ulcer, chronic gastritis, internal hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1425440
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
A 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is granted, and service connection for hypertension is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there is no current diagnosis of IBS or symptoms at any time during the pendency of the claim.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for iron deficiency anemia (IDA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Crohn's disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and ileocecal valve scarring.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the claims for service connection must be remanded due to inadequate examinations and opinions. The Veteran's skin disorder, respiratory disorder, Crohn's disease, eye disorder, and migraines are all being reviewed again with new medical evaluations.
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