Granted
The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), secondary to the Veteran's service-connected other specified stressor or trauma related disorder, based on a private medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs in favor of finding that the Veteran's GERD is caused by his service-connected other specified stressor or trauma related disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089745
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