The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for gastric chest pain and acid reflux disease, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his in-service symptoms.
The deciding factor: VA examiners found no link between the Veteran's in-service GI symptoms and his current GERD, and the VA examiner's opinion was more probative than the Veteran's lay opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric chest pain, acid reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22007240
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