The Board remands the claim for an etiology opinion addressing secondary aggravation of gastroesophageal reflux disease by service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: An adequate etiology opinion is needed to address whether the Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease with esophagitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096856
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Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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