Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A complete VA examination and retrospective opinion are necessary to properly assess the severity, manifestations, and symptomology related to the service-connected GERD disability during the period under review.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091206
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