The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right shoulder disability is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection. For his IBS, the Board granted a 30 percent rating since the effective date of service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence in the STRs or post-service medical records that supported a finding of an in-service shoulder injury, and noted that the Veteran's current right shoulder disability was not likely related to his radiation treatment. The IBS is rated at 30 percent since the effective date of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disability, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1806526
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 2, 2020, for the grant of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but denied a higher initial rating and TDIU.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70% rating for PTSD from November 25, 2015 to August 12, 2024 and a 40% rating for the right shoulder disability. It also granted 10% ratings for both feet and 20% ratings for knee patellofemoral pain syndromes.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there was no competent or credible evidence of a current diagnosis during the appellate period.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there was no current diagnosis of IBS in the medical records.
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