Granted
The Board granted secondary service connection for IBS, GERD, and ED due to the veteran's service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder and MDD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in relative equipoise on whether the current conditions were secondarily due to the service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder and MDD.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), erectile dysfunction (ED)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001427
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