The Veteran's GERD and hypertension are not service-connected. The Board found no direct or secondary service connection for GERD, and the evidence did not establish a link between PTSD and GERD worsening. For hypertension, as the Veteran served in Vietnam, he is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents during his service, but there was no established link to his current condition.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's current GERD or hypertension to his military service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22063159
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