The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and remanded the issue of service connection for migraine due to lack of a current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a current disability of IBS or migraine, nor was there any causal relationship established between these conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- IBS, migraine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24082500
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