The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability as secondary to service-connected erosive gastritis but denied the claims for a bowel condition, left elbow and wrist disabilities, and migraine disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected erosive gastritis; however, there was no evidence of a current bowel condition, left elbow or wrist disabilities, or a migraine disability secondary to the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, Bowel condition (claimed as bowel movements), Left elbow disability, Left wrist condition disability, Migraine disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25042895
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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