The Veteran's GERD is being remanded for a VA medical opinion to determine if it is related to the Isoniazid medication taken to treat his TB exposure during service in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The deciding factor: A VA medical opinion is needed to assess whether the GERD is related to the Isoniazid used to treat the Veteran's TB exposure while deployed in Iraq.
- Claimed conditions
- acid reflux/gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), tuberculosis (TB)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2026
- Citation
- A26009064
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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