Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of GERD, including as secondary to tension or migraine headaches or temporomandibular joint pain, is remanded due to inadequate examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners failed to provide adequate opinions on whether non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs taken for the Veteran's headaches or temporomandibular joint pain aggravated his GERD.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), tension headaches, migraine headaches, temporomandibular joint pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003498
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.