The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic gastrointestinal disorder, including SIBO, IBS, and GERD is granted. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for Reiter's syndrome and TDIU.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on continuity of symptoms since service and credible lay statements from the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic gastrointestinal disorder, SIBO, IBS, GERD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21030202
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there is no current diagnosis of IBS or symptoms at any time during the pendency of the claim.
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