The Veteran's service connection claims for vertigo, IBS, loss of sphincter control, pruritus rectum, and voiding dysfunction have been granted. The case is remanded to determine the nature and likely cause of any loss of sphincter control, pruritus rectum, and/or voiding dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service records show he had vertigo during his active service and continues to experience it post-service. His IBS was found to be a presumptive disability due to service in Southwest Asia. The VA examiner determined that the loss of sphincter control, pruritus rectum, and/or voiding dysfunction are separate disabilities from any symptoms related to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Vertigo, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Loss of sphincter control, Pruritus rectum, Voiding dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23004609
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