The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for nose and throat irritation due to undiagnosed illness, chronic diarrhea due to undiagnosed illness, but denied his claim for service connection for GERD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had objective indications of a chronic disability (nose and throat irritation) and established presumptive service connection based on qualifying service in Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- Nose and throat irritation, Chronic diarrhea, Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115539
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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