Granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to PTSD. The Veteran's GERD is aggravated by the service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in a state of equipoise, meaning it was evenly balanced both for and against the claim, and afforded the Veteran the benefit of the doubt.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004909
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