Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for further development and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's GERD is related to his active service, including any conceded toxic exposure risk activities.
The deciding factor: The VA examination/medical opinions were found inadequate as they did not address whether the Veteran's GERD was possibly etiologically related to other TERAs resulting from his MOS and/or non-deployment assignments.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096285
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