Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there is no evidence that it is related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The January 2024 and August 2024 VA examiners provided negative nexus opinions, stating that the Veteran's GERD was less likely than not caused by in-service toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs).
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100072
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