The Board granted an effective date of March 21, 2013, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
The deciding factor: The February 2014 rating decision did not become final as it adjudicated claims with respect to GERD and other conditions. The Veteran's March 2014 statement indicated disagreement with all issues adjudicated in the February 2014 rating decision, and his VA treatment records for GERD kept the March 2014 rating decision from becoming final.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097723
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