Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma to obtain a new VA medical opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's assertions of herbicide exposure during his Vietnam-era service.
The deciding factor: The May 2025 VA examiner did not address conflicting private medical opinions and relevant medical literature regarding herbicide exposure and esophageal adenocarcinoma in Vietnam veterans, leading to an inadequate opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085465
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