Granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's GERD was caused by his service-connected PTSD, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009938
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