The Board has granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, finding that the condition meets the criteria for presumptive service connection under the Honoring Our Brave Veterans Act of 2022 (PACT Act). The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome is considered a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI) and has manifested to at least a 10 percent degree since his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established that the Veteran had a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome, which was found to be a MUCMI. The condition met the criteria for presumptive service connection under the PACT Act due to its manifestation during the Persian Gulf War and its chronic nature.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22064470
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