The Veteran's acute gastroenteritis was diagnosed during service and continues to this day. The Board found that the symptoms began in service, granting service connection for acute gastroenteritis.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms had their onset in service and continued after discharge, finding them related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute gastroenteritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23021106
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, including acute gastroenteritis and GERD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during her active service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions have been evaluated and rated appropriately based on the criteria provided in the Rating Schedule.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current gastrointestinal disability is not related to his acute gastroenteritis during military service and denied his claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's claimed conditions were not found to be related to his military service, including as due to an undiagnosed illness.
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