The Board granted service connection for hypertension and a disability rating of 10 percent, but no more, for GERD effective August 20, 2024.
The deciding factor: The evidence in favor of granting service connection on a presumptive basis is sufficiently persuasive to place a reasonable fact finder in a state of equipoise, and the tie must go to the Veteran. The weight of the evidence indicates that the Veteran is entitled to a disability rating of 10 percent, but no more, for GERD.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104606
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