Granted
The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions provided positive nexus evidence linking the Veteran's IBS and OSA to her PTSD, which outweighed the negative VA examination opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108312
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