Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a retrospective medical opinion to determine the severity of GERD with IBS during the appeal period, ensuring compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA opinion failed to comply with the remand directives by not discussing symptoms without the ameliorative impact of medication as required.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal reflux disorder (GERD) with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25002185
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