The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disorder, finding no evidence of a chronic condition during or after service and no medical opinion linking the current condition to military service.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence showing a causal relationship between the veteran's current gastroesophageal reflux disorder and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0119396
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disorder, a left foot disorder, migraines, and a right wrist disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder to include posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder, and gastroesophageal reflux disorder as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with narrowing L4-L5 disc space, radiculopathy sciatic nerve, gastroesophageal reflux disorder, and rhinitis are found to have caused or aggravated the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). As a result, the Board has granted service connection for OSA as secondary to these pre-existing conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's death, as it does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these appeals.
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