Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the etiology of the condition, including whether it is related to active service or caused/aggravated by a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinions were found inadequate due to their use of incorrect standards and lack of sufficient rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095327
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