Granted
The Board granted service connection for a gastroesophageal disability, to include GERD and Barrett's esophagus, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability aggravated his GERD and/or Barrett's esophagus.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal disability, to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and/or Barrett's esophagus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25012843
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