The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hypertension, both found to be secondary to the veteran's service-connected sarcoidosis.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established that the veteran's GERD and hypertension were caused by medications prescribed for his service-connected inflammatory arthritis, which was itself a result of his service-connected sarcoidosis.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoidosis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2005
- Citation
- 0500030
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sarcoidosis as new and relevant evidence has been received since the previous denial.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and pernicious anemia, and the Board dismissed both appeals.
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