The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected general anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions of Drs. B.V. and S.L., along with the evidence in equipoise regarding causation and aggravation, supported the granting of service connection for both conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25034042
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and pernicious anemia, and the Board dismissed both appeals.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error.
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