GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for lumbar disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), coronary atherosclerosis, and unspecified arthritis of the body due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran should be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his current disorders.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical opinions regarding the Veteran's GERD diagnosis and its relation to service. The case will be reviewed again with a new examination.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient explanations in the VA examination reports regarding whether the Veteran's ITP and Crohn’s disease are part of a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI).

The Veteran's GERD has been granted an initial 30 percent rating, but no higher.,Service connection for residuals of partial uvulectomy and retrosternal metastatic lymphoma have both been denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between her current hearing loss and military service. The TDIU claim was granted as the Veteran meets the criteria for unemployability due to her service-connected disabilities.,The DEA claim remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a stomach condition, asthma, and bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathies have been denied.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran’s claimed conditions as they are not related to his active duty service or any in-service injury.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD has been denied, and the Board has found that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between his current GERD disability and active service. The Veteran's claim for service connection for COPD remains pending due to insufficient development.

The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not establish a causal relationship between these conditions and any service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and etiology opinions due to the Veteran's assertions of increased disability severity and new evidence submitted.

The Veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD and chest pain is rated at 10% since the beginning of the appeal period, and his bilateral hearing loss is rated at 20% for the entire appeal period.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD was denied. The Board found that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding the severity of her symptoms, but did not find them to be severe enough to warrant a higher rating.,Issues related to ratings for osteoarthritis of the right and left knees were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's GERD with gastritis and irritable bowel syndrome have not manifested in symptoms productive of severe impairment of health, such as material weight loss and hematemesis or melena with moderate anemia, nor in severe hemorrhages or large ulcerated or eroded areas at any point during the appeal period. As a result, a higher rating is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia. The decision on umbilical/abdominal hernia remains pending.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and higher initial ratings are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded by the Board of Veterans' Appeals due to inadequate VA examinations and incomplete development.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 60 percent for the Veteran's Crohn’s disease with GERD, finding that his symptoms would more nearly approximate severe with numerous attacks a year and malnutrition during remissions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including a new rating decision for hiatal hernia with GERD and service connection for lumbar spine disability. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) had its onset during active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has restored service connection for a cervical spine disability. Service connection was denied for left hand and wrist, left shin splints, right shin splints, left ankle, right ankle, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted. The TDIU claim prior to April 5, 2012, is remanded.