Partly granted
Service connection for GERD is granted, but service connection for gastroenteritis is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a diagnosis of GERD related to service, while there is no current chronic condition of gastroenteritis found on exam and it is not known to be caused by herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastroenteritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25000007
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