Granted
The Veteran's service-connected hypertension is granted a 10 percent disability rating, and service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is granted due to exposure to environmental toxins while serving in Southwest Asia.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's GERD symptoms are due to his exposures while in Southwest Asia, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110257
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