Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for a higher disability rating for GERD to correct errors in obtaining necessary medical records and examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA did not adequately consider the effects of medication on the veteran's 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
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002622
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