The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, diagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome. The evidence is at least in equipoise and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board concludes that he has a chronic gastrointestinal disability, which qualifies under the presumptive provisions for undiagnosed illnesses or medically unexplained multisymptom illnesses.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome is considered a qualifying chronic disability due to its presentation as a functional gastrointestinal disorder with symptoms overlapping those of other diagnosed conditions and meeting the criteria for a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2018
- Citation
- 1828199
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