The Veteran's functional lower-gastrointestinal disorder manifested by chronic diarrhea is granted as it is presumed to be related to Persian Gulf War service.,The upper-gastrointestinal disorder, including abdominal pain, acid reflux, and vomiting, is denied because the symptoms are due to a known clinical disease not related to service or a service-connected disability.,The respiratory symptoms are denied as they are attributed to known clinical diagnoses of chronic bronchitis, COPD, and adenocarcinoma (lung cancer), which are not related to service or a service-connected disability.,The skin symptoms are granted as they are attributed to urticaria, a description of symptoms without even a partially understood etiology and pathophysiology.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's functional lower-gastrointestinal disorder is presumed to be related to Persian Gulf War service based on objective indications of chronic disability.,The upper-gastrointestinal disorder is not service-connected because the symptoms are due to a known clinical disease (undiagnosed illness) and not related to service or a service-connected disability.,The respiratory symptoms are not service-connected as they are attributed to known clinical diagnoses (chronic bronchitis, COPD, adenocarcinoma) that are not related to service or a service-connected disability.,The skin symptoms are granted because the Veteran's urticaria is considered a description of symptoms without even a partially understood etiology and pathophysiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Functional Lower-Gastrointestinal Disorder Manifested by Chronic Diarrhea, Upper-Gastrointestinal Disorder Manifested by Abdominal Pain, Acid Reflux, and Vomiting, Undiagnosed Disorder Manifested by Respiratory Symptoms, Undiagnosed Disorder Manifested by Skin Symptoms
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22039260
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