Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the Veteran's service-connected GERD and hypertension, but granted a 10 percent disability rating for his hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date as the Veteran's claims were not continuously pursued within the one-year period following his intent to file claim in September 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101147
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