The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and an increased evaluation for irritable bowel syndrome. The Board found that his current conditions are not related to service, and he was assigned a 10% rating for his irritable bowel syndrome.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's current low back disorder is unrelated to his in-service myositis and military service, while his irritable bowel syndrome does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation as it did not cause malnutrition or severe diarrhea/alternating diarrhea and constipation with more or less constant abdominal distress.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder, Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Colitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1442281
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