Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for an esophageal condition, to include GERD, due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for a new medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The May 2022 VA examiner's opinion is found to be based on an incorrect factual premise, as it did not consider the Veteran's competent reports of in-service symptoms and his current diagnosis of GERD.
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal condition, 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 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088083
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