Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, sleep disorder, GERD, and esophageal adenocarcinoma due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran will receive a new examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA did not provide adequate medical examinations or opinions for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, sleep disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), esophageal adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002501
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