Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to obtain an adequate medical opinion that considers the theory of entitlement to secondary service connection due to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: A broad standard of causation is applied which encompasses circumstances within which there can be multiple causes of harm, and secondary service connection takes into consideration disabilities that are proximately due to, or aggravated by, service-connected disease or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091495
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