GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's bipolar disorder has been granted service connection.,The issues of entitlement to service connection for a right hand pointer finger injury and stomach/digestive system disability (GERD) have been remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for acid reflux, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability and that it is not related to his service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate opinions regarding aggravation of preexisting conditions and potential direct service connection. The Veteran is required to provide additional evidence or undergo further examination.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a headache disability, including migraines, and GERD has been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.,A VA examination is required to determine whether the Veteran's current headaches are secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and arranging for an orthopedic examination of his left knee disability.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not render him unemployable prior to April 5, 2012. The Board denied a TDIU rating on either a schedular or extraschedular basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and Barrett's esophagitis, entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA), and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and hypertension have been fully granted, resulting in the dismissal of these issues.,The Board has also granted a total disability individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and facial hyperhidrosis have been granted.,Service connection is established for these conditions based on presumptive exposure to particulate matter during active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that her service-connected conditions do not render her incapable of securing or following any substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus, and multiple orthopedic conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has denied service connection for GERD, TBI, headaches, bilateral knee disability, back disability, left shoulder disability, and heart disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD is being remanded due to the need to obtain private treatment records from Dr. J.M., including diagnostic studies cited in his opinion, and to provide a complete medical opinion regarding the etiology of his GERD.

The Veteran's GERD is rated at a 30 percent disability rating, which corresponds to the criteria for symptoms of pain, vomiting, material weight loss and hematemesis or melena with moderate anemia; or other symptom combinations productive of severe impairment of health. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms do not meet this standard.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination, and a new one is required.

The Veteran's GERD is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board found that a higher rating was not warranted.,The Veteran's impairment of taste and dry mouth is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board found that an increased compensable rating was not warranted.

The Board has remanded the claims for GERD, vertigo, dizziness, and sinusitis due to inadequate VA opinions. The Veteran's service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War is presumed to have exposed him to particulate matter.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD, finding that it is proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including alcohol abuse and medication used to control symptoms of those conditions.

Service connection for May-Thurman Syndrome of the left lower extremity, including the left ankle, is denied.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted and effective as of the date of decision.,Service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is granted.

The Veteran's left knee disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected right knee condition.,Service connection for COPD and asthma is granted, with the Board finding that these conditions are related to in-service exposure.