The Veteran's IBS and chronic constipation are granted as service-connected due to their presumptive relationship with Southwest Asia service, meeting the criteria for a qualifying chronic disability under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's IBS and chronic constipation qualify as functional gastrointestinal disorders (IBS) and manifest as a compensable degree of chronic disability, thus meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection in Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disorder, IBS, chronic constipation
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22028489
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What this means for you
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