Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for head injury residuals and remanded it for further development. The claim for GERD was also remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the prior final decision is new and relevant, warranting readjudication of the claim for head injury residuals. For GERD, the February 2022 VA examination was found inadequate, necessitating a new opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- head injury residuals (also claimed as traumatic brain injury (TBI)), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25087926
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