The Board granted service connection for GERD and an initial increased rating of 70 percent, but no higher, for PTSD. Bilateral hearing loss was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's GERD is directly related to his military service, while the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes. The PTSD symptoms more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas but did not result in total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), bilateral hearing loss, allergic rhinitis, unspecified stressor trauma and related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095998
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