Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain an adequate opinion regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), including whether it is secondary to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The opinions obtained by the AOJ are inadequate, and a pre-decisional duty to assist error exists due to the lack of an adequate TERA opinion and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's GERD claim.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- 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
- A25096971
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