GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2009

The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in service and is granted. His alcoholism, diabetes mellitus, gastrointestinal disability, skin rash, heart disease, and respiratory condition are all found to be aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records related to his home health care and recent eye surgery. The case will be reviewed again after these records are obtained.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board has reopened the claims but continues to deny them on the merits.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records of his Workman's Compensation claim and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is related to his active military service and granted service connection for GERD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate examination reports and incomplete medical records.

The Board denied service connection for gastrointestinal disabilities, including IBS, GERD, and diverticulosis on the basis that these conditions are not related to service or any other factor.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder and gastrointestinal disorders were denied. The claim for higher initial ratings for generalized anxiety disorder, right wrist ganglion excision, and hypertension with atrial flutter was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and other relevant documents.

The Veteran's service-connected DJD of the lumbosacral spine was granted a 40 percent evaluation effective November 3, 2004. The Veteran's GERD is also rated at 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 7346.

The Veteran's ulcer and GERD were not incurred or aggravated during his periods of honorable active duty service, nor are they otherwise related to such service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a GI disorder (claimed as GERD) and PTSD, finding no current diagnoses of these conditions. The preponderance of evidence did not support the presence of a chronic GI disorder or PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease is related to his service, and to assign any appropriate rating.

The Veteran's TDIU claim has been denied as his service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The increased rating and diabetes mellitus claims are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's right knee disability is granted service connection, and the claim to reopen his GERD service connection is also granted. The Board finds that new evidence submitted since the last final decision supports reopening of the GERD claim.

The Veteran's esophageal motility disorder, hiatal hernia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and gastroenteritis were not found to be service-connected. The initial rating for degenerative spondylosis of the spine was also denied.

The Veteran's gastroesophageal disorder is manifested by right upper quadrant pain and prominent belching, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD and dismissed the appeal seeking service connection for depression.

The Board found that the Veteran's GERD and IBS are not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD, thus denying service connection for these conditions on a secondary basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for pancreatitis, residuals of a cholecystectomy, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastritis, and hiatal hernia. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.