The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and hematemesis, while denying an earlier effective date for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea and granting a 30 percent rating for it. The acid reflux disability claim was remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7319, and service connection was granted based on in-service back pain reported during deployment to Okinawa.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea, Lumbosacral Strain, Hematemesis (vomiting blood), Acid Reflux Disability (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25034288
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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