The Veteran's gastrointestinal disorder, including symptoms of diarrhea and constipation with abdominal pain, is granted service connection. Service connection for GERD is denied.
The deciding factor: Multiple attempts to develop medical evidence regarding the gastrointestinal disorder were made, but no chronicity of care was found, leading to a determination that there is no nexus between in-service Gulf War exposures and post-service onset of GERD.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal Disorder, GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22047922
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