Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD and ED as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder but denied an earlier effective date than May 26, 2023, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions provided by Dr. C.M. established a nexus between the Veteran's GERD and ED and his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, while the evidence did not support an earlier effective date based on factual ascertainability within one year prior to May 26, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Erectile dysfunctions (ED)
- 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
- A25108563
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