The Board has determined that the veteran's esophageal reflux is proximately due to or the result of her service-connected knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence supports a finding that the veteran's esophageal reflux is related to her use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications taken for her service-connected knee conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal reflux
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0307095
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,440 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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