Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining an adequate VA medical opinion and ensuring all reasonable efforts are made to obtain private treatment records.
The deciding factor: A remand is required due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, such as an inadequate VA medical opinion and failure to make reasonable efforts to obtain relevant private treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011879
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