Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of an esophageal disability, to include GERD with hiatal hernia, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including obtaining relevant outstanding VA treatment records and an adequate VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090692
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