The Board has granted service connection for akathisia and ataxia, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The claimant is also entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability due to treatment in a VA facility.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that akathisia and ataxia occurred as a result of medication prescribed for the Veteran's service-connected IBS.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder not otherwise specified (NOS), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive compulsive personality disorder, personality disorder NOS
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1451859
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