DismissedPACT Act
The appeal for service connection for GERD was dismissed as there is no effectual relief remaining. The Board remanded the claim for voice loss due to TERA participation for further examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that service connection for GERD had already been granted with the earliest effective date possible, leaving no effectual relief remaining.
- Claimed conditions
- GERD, voice loss (due to Toxic Exposure Risk Activity (TERA) participation)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086655
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