The Board grants service connection for gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there is a relationship between the Veteran's GERD and his PTSD based on the opinion of Nurse Practitioner G.U., which provided an understandable and rational basis for the opinion, relied on an accurate history, and was found to be competent.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24062505
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for GERD and various increased rating claims while granting a 30% disability evaluation for IBS with constipation, an effective date of November 12, 2021, for the award of a 20% rating for right shoulder instability, and a 10% rating for painful motion of the right knee.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected GERD, but not higher.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection and a rating in excess of 10 percent for rhinitis.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 30 percent for ulcerative colitis with GERD, effective February 17, 2015.
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