Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of GERD to correct a duty to assist error. The Veteran asserted that his GERD stemmed from an in-service injury or exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 opinion was inadequate because it did not address the Veteran's lay report of in-service GERD symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006575
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