Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining outstanding medical records and a new VA opinion addressing the Veteran's contentions regarding service connection.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain additional evidence and address the Veteran's lay assertions regarding the onset of her gastrointestinal symptoms during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Barrett's esophagus, stomach removal surgery with a scar, weight loss disorder secondary to stomach removal surgery, low iron secondary to a weight loss disorder, poor IV vein access secondary to a weight loss disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25003282
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