Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of a gastrointestinal disability has been remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The Board requires further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions were inconsistent and did not fully address the Veteran's multiple gastrointestinal diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disability, GERD, esophagitis, dysphagia, gastroparesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25000477
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