Granted
The Board grants an earlier effective date of May 14, 2007, for the grant of service connection for gastrointestinal problems.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements at the VA examination, along with the fact that additional medical development was ordered, reasonably raised the issue of service connection for gastrointestinal problems during development of the May 14, 2007 claim.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094495
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