The Board remands the matter for a VA medical examination to address secondary symptoms and clarify the Veteran's predominant diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA examination did not sufficiently address secondary symptoms, and the September 2024 RO decision failed to address reasonably raised claims of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- eosinophilic esophagitis, gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037326
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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for a right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, eosinophilic esophagitis, right hand tremors, and left hand tremors due to an impermissible concurrent election.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for GERD and various increased rating claims while granting a 30% disability evaluation for IBS with constipation, an effective date of November 12, 2021, for the award of a 20% rating for right shoulder instability, and a 10% rating for painful motion of the right knee.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected GERD, but not higher.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection and a rating in excess of 10 percent for rhinitis.
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