Denied
The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding no evidence of a relationship to the Veteran's active duty, including exposure to burn pits.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions found that both conditions were less likely than not related to the claimed in-service exposure to burn pits, and there was no competent medical opinion in favor of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110253
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