Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bruxism and anxiety, but granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected gastroparesis.
The deciding factor: The VA-contracted examiner provided a positive etiological opinion relating the Veteran's GERD to his service-connected gastroparesis.
- Claimed conditions
- bruxism, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), anxiety
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104690
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