The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraines, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, and Hashimoto's disease, all to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder. The Board also remanded several other claims for further development.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence demonstrated that it was at least as likely as not that each of the granted conditions were a result of the Veteran's service or service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Migraines, Hypertension, Cardiomyopathy, Hashimoto's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044595
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 appeal of entitlement to service connection for Hashimoto's disease was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election while a Higher-Level Review request was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, to include as secondary to left orchiectomy, for further development in accordance with the PACT Act.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
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