The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and hemorrhoids, but remanded the claim for a right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's hemorrhoids are proximately due to his service-connected IBS; thus, the benefit of the doubt is resolved in favor of the Veteran. The Board finds that the evidence is in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran has been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome that is chronic.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109529
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