The Board granted service connection for a chronic right wrist disability and an initial 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), while denying service connection for otitis media and other claims.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's credible reports of continuous symptoms beginning during active service, which were corroborated by medical evidence showing painful motion but not ankylosis or functional ankylosis in the left wrist. The grant of service connection for IBS was due to the presence of alternating diarrhea and constipation with more or less constant abdominal distress.
- Claimed conditions
- otitis media, chronic right wrist disability, left wrist disability, left hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), temporomandibular disorder (TMD), right ear eustachian tube dysfunction, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25034232
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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