The Board granted service connection for gastritis with GERD and interstitial lung disease (ILD), to include a right lung nodule, based on the Veteran's exposure to environmental hazards during his Persian Gulf War service.
The deciding factor: The persuasive evidence is in approximate balance that the Veteran's current conditions had their initial onset during service due to exposure to environmental hazards such as burn pit toxins and waste-burning smoke.
- Claimed conditions
- gastritis with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), interstitial lung disease (ILD), to include a right lung nodule
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25053986
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,977 · Granted: 27% (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
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating for gastritis with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to obtain an addendum opinion on the severity of the Veteran's condition without the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all service connection claims and rating determinations for various conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, gastritis with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), bilateral hearing loss, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also remanded claims for sinusitis, an autoimmune condition (claimed as fibromyalgia), a respiratory disability, and OSA.
- Granted
The Veteran is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected gastritis with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and depressive disorder with sleep problems, which prevent him from working.
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