Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the back disability and service connection for gallstones, GERD, IBS, and hiatal hernia as secondary to the service-connected back disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the back disability caused or worsened the claimed conditions, nor was there sufficient evidence of forward flexion limitation or ankylosis to warrant a higher rating for the back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- gallstones (cholelithiasis), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093968
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