The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erosive gastritis due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The examination is found to be inadequate as it did not consider all relevant medical records, and a new examination is required to properly assess the current severity of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- erosive gastritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017642
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's chronic gastritis with duodenitis, also claimed as esophagitis, erosive gastritis, and gastrointestinal problems, has been rated at a 60 percent disability rating effective January 28, 2018.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for bilateral knee disorders and right Achilles' tendinitis, as well as the claim of service connection for plantar fasciitis. The Veteran's gastritis and lumbar spine disorders are also being remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the claims for service connection for inguinal hernia, hiatal hernia, GERD, erosive gastritis, diverticulitis, and colon polyps as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board determined that the Veteran's gastrointestinal disorders are not related to his service or Gulf War exposure, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.
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