Granted
The Board granted the restoration of service connection for GERD, effective June 1, 2024, as the severance was improperly conducted.
The deciding factor: The grant of service connection for GERD in September 2023 was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, given that a positive medical nexus opinion linked the Veteran's GERD to service, and VA had implicitly waived any objections to the claims processing requirement of filing on the proper form.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102010
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