Granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD, finding that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions provided in March 2022 and July 2023 were found to be more persuasive than the VA medical opinions due to their thorough analysis and consideration of the Veteran's medical history.
- 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 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018222
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