The Veteran's claim of service connection for a gastrointestinal disability including GERD has been reopened and is granted.,Service connection for the Veteran's bilateral knee disability remains denied.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the January 2014 rating decision, which was not previously considered by VA, supports the reopening of the claim. The new evidence includes a medical opinion linking the Veteran's GERD to his service-connected PTSD and suggests exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune (CLCW). However, there is no credible evidence showing that the bilateral knee disability began during service or is related to any in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disability including GERD, Bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22062796
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