The Board granted service connection for GERD and headaches as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability, but denied service connection for a dental disability, jaw disability, hypertension, and TDIU. An effective date of December 18, 2020, was also granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's GERD and headaches were found to be at least as likely as not due to or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disability, while the other conditions did not meet the criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Headache Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25047817
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for the Veteran's GERD, finding that his condition is productive of daily medications to control dysphagia and is otherwise asymptomatic.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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