The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address the symptomatology, if any, pertaining to the Veteran's service-connected Barrett's esophagitis.
The deciding factor: The February 2024 VA examiner did not provide findings concerning the symptomatology associated with the Veteran's Barrett's esophagus, making the examination incomplete and necessitating a new one.
- Claimed conditions
- Barrett's esophagitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25024796
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Barrett's esophagitis, GERD, and esophageal carcinoma based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during active service in Vietnam.
- Granted
The Veteran's GERD is granted a 30 percent disability rating, as the symptoms more closely approximate persistently recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, pain accompanied by substernal or arm, sleep disturbances and nausea.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical examination to determine if the Veteran's current neck strain is related to his in-service activities.
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