The Veteran's GERD is found to be aggravated by the use of NSAID medications for his service-connected disabilities. The Board grants secondary service connection for GERD.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that NSAIDs were as likely as not an aggravating factor in the Veteran's GERD, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection based on aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Left calcaneal fracture"}, {"conditionName":"Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)"}, {"conditionName":"Postoperative scar of the left foot"}, {"conditionName":"Hallux abductovalgus deformity of the left foot, status post bunionectomy"}, {"conditionName":"Residuals of a ganglion cyst of the right wrist, status post ganglionectomy"}, {"conditionName":"Residuals of a left scaphoid fracture with ganglion cyst"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1543412
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board found that the veteran does not have a current neurological disability manifested by tingling and numbness involving the left side of the body due to service. The initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, irritable colon syndrome, GERD, and post-traumatic headaches are denied.
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