The Board denied service connection for a lumbosacral strain disability and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), finding that there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service or to another service-connected disability.,Specifically, the Board found that the current low back disability is not related to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities. The examiner concluded that the Veteran's IBS is idiopathic and unrelated to his anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners did not establish a causal relationship between the Veteran's lumbosacral strain or irritable bowel syndrome and either active duty service or another service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23060237
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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