Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches, GERD, a back disability, hemorrhoids, and an umbilical hernia as well as the claim for a compensable evaluation for canker sores due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided were found to be inadequate because they used incorrect standards for determining aggravation of pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), back disability, hemorrhoids, umbilical hernia, aphthous stomatitis (canker sores)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25004176
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