The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for esophageal dysmotility due to inadequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately address all evidence and directives from the previous remand, leading to an incomplete opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal dysmotility
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25007429
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,240 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with its remand instructions and thus the case must be returned to the RO for further development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's chronic respiratory disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination. The Veteran's heartburn with acid reflux, regurgitation of stomach contents into throat, nausea, and vomiting are being considered as related to his service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder, but also potentially aggravated by it. Additionally, the Board is requesting an examination to determine if these symptoms are related to his presumed in-service toxic exposure (burn pits).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's esophageal dysmotility is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his condition and whether he has ever had dysphagia, which could affect his disability rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims of service connection for esophageal dysmotility and bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy need further development due to inadequate medical opinions. The VA is required to provide new medical opinions regarding these conditions.
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