The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD, as she claims it is related to her service-connected migraine headaches and/or PTSD. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was not able to determine if the Veteran’s current GERD is related to service or caused by her service-connected migraines and/or PTSD without resorting to speculation.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Migraine headaches, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144492
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and conducting VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
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