GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2009

The Veteran's GERD is not manifested by material weight loss, hematemesis, melena, or moderate anemia. The femoral hernia has been evaluated as non-compensable prior to August 10, 2004, and the criteria for a compensable evaluation from that date are not met.

The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease as it was not etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.

The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia was incurred in active military service, while his left shoulder bursitis and old healed clavicle fracture were not.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, a gastrointestinal disorder, and a skin disorder as the preponderance of evidence did not show they were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding no evidence that these conditions were related to the Veteran's service or his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board granted the reopening of a claim for service connection for a back disorder, but denied claims for service connection for acid reflux disease, a dental disorder, and an anxiety disorder. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for peptic ulcer disease.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings were partially granted, with a 10 percent rating assigned for benign varicocele, left scrotal sac, and a 30 percent rating assigned for residuals of a sphincterotomy for rectal fissure.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for GERD, but this decision was vacated by the Court and remanded for further development.

The Board remands the case for further development and an appropriate medical opinion regarding the etiology of GERD and esophageal hernia.

The Veteran's GERD, left ear hearing loss, and mastoidectomy due to cholesteatoma do not warrant higher initial ratings. Service connection for malignant hyperthermia was granted.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the Veteran's claim for an initial, compensable rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including a bilateral hand condition, ganglion cyst of the left wrist, endometriosis and residuals of a hysterectomy, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and hemorrhoids.

The Board granted a 10 percent initial rating for the service-connected hypertension, but denied an increased initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the service-connected GERD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for migraine headaches and service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and right inguinal hernia, as there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Veteran's GERD is manifested by persistently recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal or arm or shoulder pain, productive of considerable impairment of health. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a rating assignment in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's GERD.

The Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a fracture of the third and fourth fingers, left hand, and service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, claimed as GERD, were denied.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for GERD and hiatal hernia, but service connection was denied for coronary artery disease, sleep disorder, erectile dysfunction, and irritable bowel disease.

The Veteran's service-connected hiatal hernia with GERD is rated at 30 percent, which the Board finds to be appropriate given the evidence of record.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, acid reflux disease, sinusitis with chronic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, occipital neuralgia, and tinnitus were denied. However, the claim for chronic headaches was granted.