Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to obtain an adequate medical opinion as required by law.
The deciding factor: The June 2025 VA examiner's opinion was inadequate due to a lack of clear rationale and consideration of relevant evidence, including in-service complaints.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25015153
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