Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an addendum medical opinion from a Gastroenterologist to determine whether the Veteran's GERD with esophageal stricture would cause severe impairment of health in the absence of medications.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinions did not adequately address the question and failed to discount the ameliorative effects of medication, as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with intermittent esophageal stricture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25004231
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