Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical spine disability and an initial 60 percent rating for GERD, effective October 28, 2021.
The deciding factor: The evidence was approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's cervical spine disability is related to his active service. For GERD, the symptoms more nearly approximated those productive of severe impairment of health.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018454
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