Granted
The Board granted service connection for gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), chronic kidney disease, unspecified asthma without complications, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's disabilities had onset in service, and the benefit of the doubt rule applied.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), chronic kidney disease, unspecified asthma without complications (asthma), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087232
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