Granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD, finding it secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain and left heel spur conditions due to chronic NSAID use.
The deciding factor: The evidence was found to be at least evenly balanced, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), lumbar strain, left heel spur
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005322
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