The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, erectile dysfunction, and right hip disability due to new and material evidence. These claims are now remanded for further development.,The Board has also reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to his left ankle disability (service-connected low back disability). This claim is also remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received, including a treatise suggesting that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may cause gastroesophageal reflux disease. The VA examiner's opinion in March 2008 did not address whether the low back disability aggravates the gastroesophageal reflux disease.,The Veteran provided a medical treatise indicating that erectile dysfunction can result from neurological manifestations of spinal injury, including those related to his service-connected left ankle disability (low back disability). The VA examiner's opinion in March 2008 did not address whether the low back disability aggravates the erectile dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease, erectile dysfunction, right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20034450
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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