Denied
The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and migraine headaches, including as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a relationship between the Veteran's GERD or migraines and her military service or service-connected PTSD due to lack of in-service symptoms, no continuity of symptomatology, and presence of non-service-connected risk factors such as smoking and radiation therapy.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095966
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