The Board granted service connection for a back disability, left elbow distal bicep rupture, fibromyalgia, allergic vasomotor rhinitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the final September 2016 decision is new and material, and it raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claims. The Veteran's back disability, left elbow distal bicep rupture, fibromyalgia, allergic vasomotor rhinitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, left elbow distal bicep rupture, fibromyalgia, allergic vasomotor rhinitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 5, 2024
- Citation
- 24001032
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
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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