Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with Anxious Distress is caused or aggravated by his service-connected Helicobacter Pylori with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
The deciding factor: The September 2023 VA medical opinion was inadequate as it failed to address whether the Veteran's service-connected condition had aggravated the claimed condition of MDD with Anxious Distress.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with Anxious Distress
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017350
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