Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, OSA, a cervical spine disability, and a thyroid disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The current VA examiners' opinions are found inadequate as they did not address whether the Veteran's conditions were caused or aggravated by her service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Cervical Spine Disability, Thyroid Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25106949
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