The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The claims for GERD and IBS are also found to be secondary to PTSD.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions indicate that PTSD can aggravate both GERD and IBS, but there is no clear evidence of a direct link between these conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- GERD, IBS
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2012
- Citation
- 1201228
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD is granted, and the appeal to restore a 40% rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc other than IVDS, central canal stenosis, and scoliosis prior to June 1, 2024 is dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there is no current diagnosis of IBS or symptoms at any time during the pendency of the claim.
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