Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD to obtain a new examination that adequately assesses the severity of the Veteran's service-connected condition without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.
The deciding factor: The medical examination from September 2023 was found inadequate as it did not properly delineate symptoms with and without medication, making it unsuitable for rating purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021632
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