The Veteran's chronic gastrointestinal disorder to include GERD is granted as service connected. The issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and vertigo are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence sufficient to grant service connection for GERD, but remanded the other two issues due to inadequate VA examination opinions regarding their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic gastrointestinal disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obstructive sleep apnea, vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20077342
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