The Veteran was granted service connection for a disorder manifested by fatigue as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder, and an initial disability rating of 30 percent was assigned for the service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with anal fissure prior to August 5, 2024. The claim for a higher rating from August 5, 2024, forward was denied.
The deciding factor: The fatigue is related to his service-connected psychiatric disorder and the IBS symptoms are severe enough to warrant a 30 percent rating prior to August 5, 2024, but not higher thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with anal fissure, left lower extremity sebaceous cyst removal residual scars
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25008742
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue, finding no evidence of the condition and attributing the Veteran's symptoms to other known diagnoses.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for fatigue and an initial rating above 10 percent for reactive airway disease, as the evidence did not support a finding of chronic fatigue or a disability that warranted a higher rating based on pulmonary function test results.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.
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