The Board remands the claim for service connection for IBS to ensure a proper VA opinion is obtained regarding its direct and secondary causes, including aggravation by service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to an inadequate July 2020 VA examination that did not address all theories of entitlement to service connection, specifically causation and aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25007497
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 699 · Granted: 12% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, and an initial disability rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for GERD to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) prior to September 27, 2023, was also granted.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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