GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's GERD and potential gastritis are being remanded for further evaluation to determine their relationship to service-connected conditions and the impact of medication on symptoms.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and rating increases, as well as the issue of TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The VA will obtain additional treatment records and then review these issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Barrett's esophagitis, and esophageal ulcers due to inadequate consideration of the Veteran's lay statements regarding continuity of symptoms since service.

Service connection is granted for GERD, a gastrointestinal disability. The Veteran's chronic cough is not service-connected as it is considered a symptom of already service-connected conditions.,The issue of entitlement to service connection for persistent diarrhea remains pending and will be remanded.

The Board has remanded the increased rating claims for further evidentiary development due to missing VA medical records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the loss of use of both lower extremities, requiring him to rely on assistive devices for mobility. The Board has granted financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing due to his permanent and total service-connected disability.

Your appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 30 percent for GERD has been dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and GERD have been granted service connection, with a 30 percent rating for GERD effective July 23, 2015.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for various conditions and issues, including colitis, left varicocele, bowel incontinence, shoulder disability, knee disability, GERD, and right leg disability. Service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is granted as secondary to service-connected low back disability.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, heart condition, erectile dysfunction, GERD, and bowel condition are all remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, chronic diarrhea, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to inadequate medical opinions. The AOJ must request additional opinions regarding whether these conditions are related to service or secondary to other service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for pharyngitis and GERD were denied. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the GERD claim, while the denial of pharyngitis was final.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of PTSD and credible evidence shows that the claimed in-service stressor actually occurred, linking his current symptoms to his in-service stressor.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board denied entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to outstanding VA records and treatment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his low back disability and acquired psychiatric condition, have resulted in an inability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since September 5, 2013. Effective March 15, 2019, the Veteran is individually unemployable due solely to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, residuals of intestinal surgery including gall bladder removal, and irritable colon syndrome as secondary to duodenal ulcer disease.,The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were proximately due to or the result of, or aggravated beyond its natural progression by service-connected duodenal ulcer disease.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,New evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for patellar tenonitis, right knee; left ankle sprain; and gastrointestinal disorder (GERD).,The Veteran's hearing loss claim is remanded due to lack of current bilateral hearing loss disability.,VA treatment records from Dallas VA Medical Center are needed for patellar tenonitis, right knee.,VA examination is required for left ankle sprain.,A medical opinion is needed regarding the pre-existence and aggravation of gastrointestinal disorder (GERD).

The Veteran's GERD and left ankle condition are not found to be related to service, with the exception of a possible in-service fall resulting in an ankle injury. The Board finds that the evidence does not support granting service connection for these conditions.