The Veteran's restrictive lung disease and gastrointestinal disorder (irritable bowel syndrome with diverticulitis) are granted as service-connected, with the gastrointestinal symptoms encompassing the previously granted irritable bowel syndrome.
The deciding factor: The pre-existing diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome already encompasses the gastrointestinal symptoms including abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and bloating.
- Claimed conditions
- Restrictive lung disease, Gastrointestinal disorder (irritable bowel syndrome with diverticulitis)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19134667
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,987 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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