The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome is granted service connection based on presumptive service connection due to his Persian Gulf War service.,Service connection for the ulcer disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service, and it was not caused by environmental exposures during service.,Service connection for low back disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence indicates that the Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome is due to his Persian Gulf War service and qualifies under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.,There is no evidence linking the Veteran’s ulcer to his period of service, including environmental exposures during service.,There is no evidence of a current low back disability related to the Veteran's period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcer, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19150171
What this means for you
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