Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus and bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on evidence showing that both conditions had their onset during active duty service, despite the absence of contemporaneous medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25003016
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