Denied
The Board denied service connection for GERD, Barrett's esophagus, ILD, asthma with COPD and bronchiectasis, and an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension as the evidence did not show a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that there was no medical or scientific evidence supporting a correlation between the Veteran's conditions and his in-service exposure to herbicides such as Agent Orange, and other risk factors outweighed any potential connection.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Barrett's esophagus syndrome, interstitial lung disease (ILD), asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchiectasis, hypertension (HTN)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086752
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