GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2016

The Board found no evidence to support a direct service connection for GERD and denied secondary service connection based on the lack of medical literature supporting a causal relationship between sinusitis, asthma, and GERD.

The Veteran's GERD has been granted an increased disability rating to 10 percent, effective prior to November 25, 2014. The appeal is now closed as the claim for a higher rating was granted.

The Board found no evidence of a stomach condition during service or within one year post-service, and the Veteran's current GERD is not linked to his active service. The claim for secondary service connection was also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied the remaining issues due to lack of evidence or clear and unmistakable evidence of preexisting conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension was found to have been aggravated by his military service. The Board also granted service connection for residuals of right hand injury, finding that the in-service right thumb strain likely caused current degenerative joint disease.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to scheduling issues for a Board hearing. The specific service connection or exposure basis details are not provided in the decision.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing VA examination report and outstanding treatment records.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim for an initial compensable rating for GERD.

The Board has granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder. The remaining issues are remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations have been denied. The claim of service connection for right pes planus has been reopened, but the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for sinusitis. The remaining issue of service connection for gastrointestinal disorder including gastroenteritis and GERD is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for GERD was denied as there is no evidence of persistent recurrent symptoms warranting a higher rating. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability was also denied due to lack of current diagnosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's gastrointestinal disorders, specifically GERD and intestinal blockage, are at least as likely as not related to his service-connected ventral hernia.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis had its onset in-service. The sinus disorder and GERD claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for dyspepsia, finding that it is at least as likely as not that his condition had its clinical onset during active duty. Service connection was denied for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to lack of evidence showing its onset or etiology in service.

The Board has ordered a remand to determine the etiology of any current digestive disability, including GERD and dyspepsia, and whether it is at least as likely as not caused by or aggravated by service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and a headache disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to her active duty service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining relevant medical records and providing an opinion regarding the etiology of her claimed conditions.

The Veteran's GERD, with Barrett's esophagus and hiatal hernia, has been manifested by persistently recurrent epigastric distress, dysphagia, pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, dysphagia, nausea, melena; however, the clinical evidence does not show that the disability was productive of severe impairment of health, anemia, hematemesis, vomiting and material weight loss.

The Board has ordered additional development to be completed in order for the claims of service connection for various conditions to be properly adjudicated.