Granted
The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine with herniated nucleus pulposus.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in relative equipoise that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of GERD that is causally related to his military service, to include his service-connected degenerative disc disease.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020672
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