The Board remands the claims for a spine disability and gastrointestinal disability to correct duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA Regional Office did not provide the Veteran with a VA examination prior to making a favorable finding of a current spine disability, and the September 2023 VA medical opinion for his gastrointestinal disabilities is inadequate as it does not consider all in-service treatments for his gastrointestinal issues.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, gastrointestinal disability, to include GERD and hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016158
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