The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran is considered a Persian Gulf veteran, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under the PACT Act for IBS. Bilateral hearing loss was not shown to meet VA's criteria for a disability, and tinnitus requires further evidence due to incomplete medical opinion regarding its etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25024126
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 2, 2020, for the grant of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but denied a higher initial rating and TDIU.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, entitlement to TDIU, and SMC based on housebound status.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
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