Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to ensure adequate development regarding its potential secondary nature to other service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The AOJ committed pre-decisional error in violation of the duty to assist by not procuring etiological opinions about whether GERD is secondary to another toxic exposure risk activity or Gulf War disability.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090394
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