Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for GERD secondary to PTSD has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's GERD was caused or aggravated by their service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board gave greater probative value to a private provider's opinion that the Veteran's psychiatric ailment likely triggered a physiological process affecting digestion, thus causing or aggravating the GERD.
- 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 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007576
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