The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for intestinal bleeding and bloody stools, finding that there is no evidence linking these symptoms to his active military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a link between the Veteran's current condition and his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- intestinal bleeding, bloody stools
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22031007
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- Granted
The Veteran's abdominal pain and bloody stools are found to be secondary to his service-connected depressive disorder, not otherwise specified, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. His left knee, right knee, bilateral eye, and respiratory disorders have been denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bruxism/teeth grinding, allergic rhinitis, bloody stools, dyspnea/trouble breathing, and various musculoskeletal and ear pain issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's intestinal bleeding is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected cirrhosis of the liver with chronic hepatitis.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for intestinal bleeding has been denied as there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.,The Veteran's emphysema with COPD has been granted a disability rating of 60 percent, effective from June 14, 2017.
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