Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of GERD to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding secondary service connection and secondary aggravation.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions provided were found inadequate as they failed to address the Veteran's lay statements and notations in his record showing NSAIDs prescribed for treatment of his service-connected conditions, and did not provide a proper secondary aggravation opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011785
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