The Board found that the veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected anxiety reaction. The claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find a direct link between the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder and his hiatal hernia with GERD.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2003
- Citation
- 0306701
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- Denied
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