The Board granted service connection for an esophageal condition, finding it to be a functional gastrointestinal disorder related to Persian Gulf War exposure.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the Veteran's deployment in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War and the presence of a functional gastrointestinal disorder as documented by medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25051643
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for an esophageal condition and a hiatal hernia surgery scar, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for an esophageal condition, to include GERD, due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for a new medical opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and headaches, and assigned a 10% rating for right armpit dermatitis. IBS was denied, while claims for other conditions were either denied or remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an esophageal condition, including GERD, hernia hiatal, Barrett's esophagus, and high-grade dysplasia, as the evidence did not support a causal link to in-service exposure or a service-connected disability.
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