Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA medical opinion that considers the service-connected PTSD and applies the legal standards and holding in Spicer v. McDonough, 61 F.4th 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2023).
The deciding factor: The current evidence is insufficient to establish a nexus between the Veteran's GERD and his service-connected PTSD due to lack of medical opinion that considers the legal standards in Spicer v. McDonough.
- 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 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100289
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