The Veteran's gastrointestinal disorder is granted as it is presumed due to an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness.,Service connection for the thyroid disorder is denied because there is no evidence linking it to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms are manifestations of an undiagnosed illness or a diagnosable but medical unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, and resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal Disorder, Thyroid Disorder, Anterior Neck Scar, Residual of Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Removal
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21042644
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