The Board has determined that the Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia is related to his active duty service and grants the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia is at least as likely as not related to his recent military service, including his period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2018
- Citation
- 1805258
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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.
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- Denied
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