The Veteran's GERD was not shown to be related to service or herbicide exposure, and the claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a relationship between the Veteran's GERD and his military service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophogeal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1042959
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