The veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the RO found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his claims. The GERD with hiatal hernia claim was granted based on secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia is proximately due to or the result of his use of medications prescribed for his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, low back disability (claimed as secondary to a service-connected left knee disability), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia, liver condition, hypertension, renal insufficiency, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0700219
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- Remanded (sent back)
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