Granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD and an intestinal condition, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The private examiner's opinion supported a link between the Veteran's PTSD and his gastrointestinal conditions, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), benign large intestinal polyp, status post removal of large intestine, benign hyper plastic polyp, residual recurrent diarrhea (intestinal condition) (claimed as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS))
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105317
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