Granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability on the basis of aggravation.
The deciding factor: There is probative evidence that the Veteran's GERD is aggravated by medication taken to treat her service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094813
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