GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on being housebound prior to August 18, 2015 is denied because he did not have a single service-connected disability rated as totally disabling or a TDIU rating based on one disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) as her service-connected disabilities do not preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's right eye disability, diagnosed as retrobulbar eye pain with intermittent redness, is granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right parietal skull. The gastrointestinal disability and cellulitis of the left lower extremity are denied service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is now rated at the maximum 50 percent disability level, which reflects significant impairment in occupational and social functioning.,Service connection for GERD has been established.

The Board has granted service connection for left shoulder, neck, and low back disorders. Service connection is also granted for vertigo but the issues related to stomach ulcers, perforated bowel, and GERD are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information in the VA examination report regarding the Veteran's duodenal ulcer and GERD, specifically whether these conditions result in incapacitating episodes or persistent epigastric distress.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current GERD diagnosis and his active military service, including as due to undiagnosed illness or medication use. The Board also found insufficient evidence to establish secondary service connection based on medications prescribed for his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU, and he is not unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, finding that the Veteran's GERD and gastritis are not related to his active service or a service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and Barrett's esophagus, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship to service or any other service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the effective dates are set to November 19, 2018.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective, and GERD remains under review.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings of migraine headaches, GERD, and left knee disabilities are being remanded.,Service connection for a respiratory disorder is also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to various conditions, with some granted and others denied. The decision is mixed as it addresses both granted and denied claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient compliance with previous directives and the need for additional medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's GERD is caused or aggravated by his service-connected low back disability.

The Veteran's daughter, C. B., has significant disabilities including scoliosis, anxiety, MDD, IBS, and GERD but was not shown to have been permanently incapable of self-support by reason of these conditions prior to her 18th birthday.

The Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, PTSD, and tinnitus have been dismissed as they were granted in the July 2020 rating decision.,The Veteran’s right little finger disability claim has been remanded due to lack of a compensable rating.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to determine the etiology of his nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis and to obtain private treatment records from Dr. J.P. and Paradigm Orthopedics.

The Veteran's service connection claim for lipomas, claimed as a lump on the right side, is granted. The claim for acid reflux is denied.

The Veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD and Barrett’s esophagus is currently rated at 30 percent, but he asserts entitlement to a higher rating. The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete VA examination.