The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to address the Veteran's service connection for GERD, hiatal hernia and stomach infection with bariatric sleeve procedure.
The deciding factor: The opinion from the September 2021 VA examiner was found inadequate due to reliance on absence of evidence in service records and lack of explanation regarding the Veteran's reports of abdominal pain and diarrhea during separation exam. The Board also noted that the October 2021 VA examination did not address environmental exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal hernia, stomach infection with bariatric sleeve procedure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011700
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