The Board granted service connection for a right foot disability and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but denied service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the finding that the Veteran's right foot disability is related to his active duty, and IBS meets the criteria for presumptive service connection due to Persian Gulf War service. However, there is no current diagnosis of fibromyalgia or CFS.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disability, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24068176
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for scarring, right orchiopexy and remanded the claim of asbestos exposure residuals. Other claims for service connection were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for fibromyalgia and Gulf War unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness, bronchus, as well as an extension of the temporary 100 percent disability evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to the AOJ for further development and consideration of evidence not previously considered.
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