Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), to include as secondary to service-connected ulcerated colitis, for an addendum medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 VA opinion was found inadequate by the Joint Motion for Remand and did not address evidence suggesting treatment for the Veteran's service-connected ulcerative colitis disability may have aggravated his GERD.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25001995
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