The appeal for service connection for chronic GERD was withdrawn and dismissed, while the appeal for residuals from in-service pleurisy and pneumonia is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for chronic GERD, leaving only the issue of service connection for residuals from in-service pleurisy and pneumonia to be remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), residuals from in-service pleurisy and pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034558
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Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to a lack of evidence showing that GERD was incurred during active duty or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The VA examiner concluded that there is no causal relationship between the Veteran's GERD and his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected hiatal hernia and GERD have been rated at the highest available rating of 30 percent, effective from April 2008. The Board has added issues for IBS and scars as part of this appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for chronic GERD, kidney disorder, sinus disorder, right elbow disorder, sleep apnea, and left ankle disorder are all granted.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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