Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as secondary to their service-connected depression has been granted. The Board found that the IBS is proximately due to the service-connected depression.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's competent lay statements and a private medical expert's opinion supported the claim, outweighing adverse opinions that did not address aggravation by depression.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25005102
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