The Board has determined that the Veteran's current GERD is related to his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows continuity of symptoms from service through present, with treatment provided during service and ongoing since separation.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0944336
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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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