Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased disability rating for GERD due to the inadequacy of recent VA examinations in providing a complete opinion regarding the severity of the condition without the ameliorative effects of medication.
The deciding factor: The August 2025 VA medical opinion was found inadequate as it failed to provide a complete opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's GERD symptoms, including whether they resulted in considerable or severe impairment of health, and did not comply with previous remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- GERD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25012856
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