The Veteran's IBS is granted as service connected due to exposure in the Gulf War, with a rating of 100%.
The deciding factor: IBS was found to be related to the Veteran's deployment to Iraq and presumed service-connected under Persian Gulf War criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- IBS
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20006666
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent, effective March 18, 2021, for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was withdrawn by the Veteran prior to the Board's decision and thus is dismissed.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, but granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for IBS before a decision was made.
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