The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU, finding that her irritable colon syndrome did not prevent her from securing and following substantially gainful employment during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: VA examiners found no evidence of impairment in occupational functioning due to the service-connected irritable colon syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Colon Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22050971
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