Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and remanded the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's intent to file was extinguished by a subsequent VA Form 20-0995, and no complete claim was filed between the intents to file, thus December 20, 2021, is the earliest effective date for service connection for IBS.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017422
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