Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to schedule a new examination to evaluate whether the Veteran's use of medication lessened the severity of his GERD and, if so, whether it may be evaluated as more severe under the relevant diagnostic criteria without the use of that medication or without consideration of its ameliorative effects.
The deciding factor: The Court remanded the case because the Board had not adequately discussed and discounted the ameliorative or beneficial effects of medications the Veteran uses to treat his GERD symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103590
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