Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to obtain an adequate medical opinion and any outstanding private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The examination was found inadequate as it did not consider the Veteran's statements regarding onset during service and self-medication of symptoms, and there are outstanding private medical records that may be relevant.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009919
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