The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for gastritis and IBS, but denied these conditions as they are not related to service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a direct link between the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and her claimed gastrointestinal issues (gastritis and IBS).
- Claimed conditions
- gastritis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142597
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.
What you can do next
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