Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and a low back disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to identified pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the need for new VA examinations to address aggravation theories and current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099951
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