Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and chronic epididymitis, but remanded the claim for motion sickness due to missing service treatment records.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance that the Veteran's GERD and epididymitis symptoms began during active service periods, leading to a grant of service connection on a direct basis. However, the Board must issue a remand for the RO to obtain a full copy of the Veteran's STRs for motion sickness.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), chronic epididymitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020259
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