The Board found no evidence linking gastroesophageal reflux to service and denied the claim. The case was also remanded for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to in-service stressors.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking gastroesophageal reflux to service.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux, psychiatric disorder (including PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0921479
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