GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2010

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hand disorder, right knee bursitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease were denied. The Board found no current chronic disability of the hands or knees, and insufficient evidence to establish a service connection for GERD.

The Veteran's claims for asbestos-related lung disease, acid reflux disease, and umbilical hernia were denied. The umbilical hernia was granted as a result of surgery.

The Veteran's claim for a chronic gastrointestinal disability, including as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disorders and/or compensated disabilities under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, was denied. His claims for higher evaluations of his cervical spine conditions were granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a Travel Board hearing at his RO in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The Board denied service connection for a chest disorder, finding that the Veteran's GERD was incurred in service and his paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is not related to military service.

The Veteran's combined rating for all service-connected disabilities is 60 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a TDIU. The Board finds that the Veteran is currently employed as a full-time computer technician and is not unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran is found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, specifically chronic lumbar strain with degenerative changes and PTSD. His fragment wound scar of the left arm warrants a 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia and healed duodenal ulcer is rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The Veteran's Barrett's esophagitis does not warrant a compensable evaluation. Service connection for PTSD was denied due to lack of verified in-service stressors.

The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disorder. The Veteran's PTSD is related to his military service, while the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for his gastroesophageal reflux disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's GERD and upper back disability were not found to be related to his service, leading to a denial of both claims.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection, and his GERD was granted an increased evaluation to 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer and GERD are currently rated at 20 percent, but the Board finds that they do not warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hemorrhoids, low back disorder, GERD, pancreatitis, biliary disease, and proctitis were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not establish an in-service etiology or link to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a compulsive eating disorder and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD have been denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of GERD, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, benign skin neoplasms, and PTSD were all denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable ratings for bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral chondromalacia of the knee, and hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are denied. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities in any of these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Veteran's GERD was incurred in active service and granted. The Veteran does not currently suffer from residuals of bilateral stress fractures of the feet.

The Board found that the Veteran's ulcerative colitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and anemia are not related to his active service or any incident of such service.