Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 18, 2020 for the award of a 30 percent rating for GERD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted an intent to file on January 18, 2020, and VA received a formal claim within one year, making this the correct effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085583
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