Granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD, IBS, and migraine headaches on a secondary basis due to their relationship with the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately balanced as to whether the claimed conditions are proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran’s service-connected psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011152
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