The Veteran's GI disorder, including colitis, biliary dyskinesia, and post-cholecystectomy diarrhea, is not service-connected as it was not shown in service and there is no medical nexus between the current disorders and service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence establishing a link between the Veteran's current GI disorder and her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal (GI) disorder, Colitis, Biliary dyskinesia, Status post cholecystectomy with diarrhea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20045591
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