Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, left shoulder conditions, and bilateral trigger finger to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors by obtaining adequate VA medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record is insufficient to determine whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to his military service due to the lack of a direct link in the form of a medical opinion addressing the etiology of the conditions on a direct basis.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left shoulder impingement syndrome, glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, left hand trigger finger, right hand trigger finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108139
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