Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between the Veteran's GERD and his military service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The July 2021 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's GERD was less likely than not incurred in or caused by an in-service hiatal hernia, and the October 2022 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's GERD was less likely than not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011685
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