The Veteran's service-connected undiagnosed illness manifested by chronic constipation is granted. The initial ratings for cervical spine DDD, erosive reflux esophagitis, and PTSD/MDD are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has a history of chronic constipation since her deployment to Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War, which she contends is related to service. Her symptoms have persisted post-service and meet the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness manifested by chronic constipation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19104920
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