Denied
The Board denied service connection for asthma, GERD, hiatal hernia, Barret's esophagus, and sleep apnea as there is no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disabilities and in-service exposure to toxins.
The deciding factor: The July 2023 VA examiner's opinion indicated that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's claimed disabilities were caused by service or related to in-service exposures, including TERAs.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal hernia, Barret's esophagus, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106286
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