The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disorders, finding that there was no direct or presumptive evidence linking his conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the Veteran's current diagnoses and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- pandiverticulosis, irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2019
- Citation
- A19003831
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 837 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and a mental disorder as the claims were fully granted by the AOJ.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain and/or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appellant did not file a timely substantive appeal, and the Board lacks jurisdiction to consider the claims of entitlement to service connection for arthritis/joint pain, PTSD, avascular necrosis of the right hip, heart problems, right hand problems, and irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and mood swings and memory loss due to incomplete development of the record.
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