GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss, diabetes mellitus type II, eye disorder, hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease are all denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or service connection.,Service connection for cerebrovascular accident was also denied.

Service connection is granted for a right knee disability, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.,A rating of 50 percent, but no higher, is granted for bilateral flatfoot.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, shortness of breath, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and migraine headaches due to exposure to environmental hazards in Southwest Asia are remanded as there are outstanding records of treatment received by the Veteran.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, shortness of breath, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and migraine headaches due to exposure to environmental hazards in Southwest Asia are remanded as there are outstanding records of treatment received by the Veteran.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome has been granted service connection. Service connection for fibromyalgia, acid reflux, and other conditions have been denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and migraine variant headaches due to missing VA treatment records and inadequate examination reports. The Veteran will be provided with a new VA examination for her gastrointestinal issues, a new VA examination for her psychiatric disorders, and an updated rating for her migraines.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence and further development is needed before a decision can be reached on the merits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating due to incomplete records, lack of verification of periods of active duty, and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development on the issues of service connection for a shoulder condition, neck condition, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and an unspecified neurological condition due to an anthrax shot.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to lack of loss of use, blindness, or severe burn injury. The Board found no inhalation injury and denied eligibility.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are remanded due to incomplete STRs and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, low back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, GERD, and facial scar, bridge of nose due to lack of a current diagnosis for PTSD and the absence of evidence linking these conditions to service. The preexisting facial scar was not aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a bilateral eye disability, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disorder, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and bilateral foot disability. The reasons include outstanding VA treatment records, need for addendum opinions on hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disorder, and bilateral foot disability, and remand for an examination to clarify lumbar radiculopathy.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the issues of higher initial ratings and remand for additional examinations are still pending.

The Board has granted service connection for gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as they were aggravated by the treatment for the Veteran's hepatitis C. The skin condition, claimed as boils and/or abscesses with residual scarring, was also found to be proximately caused by the treatment for hepatitis C.

The Veteran's GERD is granted service connection, and her patellofemoral syndrome of the right and left knees are denied increased ratings.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration due to inadequate opinions in the previous VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach disorder is granted, but the claims for brucellosis and Coxiella burnetti are denied. The Board has also remanded the issues of increased ratings for right and left ulnar neuropathy.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's sleep apnea, hypertension, GERD, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for gastrointestinal disorder, viral hepatitis, and transient ischemic attack (TIA) as the evidence did not support a relationship between these conditions and active duty service.

The Veteran's GERD is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board has determined that a higher rating of 60 percent is not warranted due to lack of evidence of severe impairment.