Service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is granted.,Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep disturbances is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms have been clinically attributed to IBS, a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness. The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran has had a bilateral knee, hip or elbow disability during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)"}, {"condition_name":"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Sleep Disturbances"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Knee Disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Joint and Muscle Pain in the Hips"}, {"condition_name":"Joint and Muscle Pain in the Elbows"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125967
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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