Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraines, GERD, and an initial compensable disability rating for IBS to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to inadequate medical opinions addressing both causation and aggravation in the context of secondary service connection theories.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087391
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