The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder as part and parcel of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The functional impairment of the Veteran's other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder cannot be differentiated from his service-connected MDD, so it is attributed to the service-connected disability based on 38 C.F.R. § 3.102 and Mittleider v. West.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Chronic kidney disease (claimed as renal toxicity), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25042244
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
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