Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), but no higher, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: Without medication, the Veteran would experience considerable impairment of health due to GERD symptoms such as pain and persistent recurrent epigastric distress with pyrosis and regurgitation.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25012555
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