Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 VA medical opinion is inadequate because it does not address whether the Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome was aggravated by her service-connected unspecified depressive disorder, and its rationale is conclusory without explanation.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098131
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