Granted
The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), both on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The private examiner provided opinions that it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran's GERD and OSA were proximately due, and secondarily linked, to his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089463
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