Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease as secondary to PTSD. The Board also granted an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches effective August 26, 2022.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms and their impact on his daily life, as well as the medical evidence supporting a link between these conditions and his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease (DDD), degenerative arthritis, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), spondylolisthesis, Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (RLE), Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087212
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