The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) under the PACT Act, presumptively related to the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the presumption that IBS is a medically unexplained multi-symptom illness related to the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, as supported by his reports of symptoms and a diagnosis from the January 2024 VA primary care record.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25055091
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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