GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's GERD is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board has granted a higher rating of 30 percent. The issue of service connection for back condition secondary to service-connected infrapatellar tendonitis is remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for COPD and asthma, GERD, and hypertension due to potential service connection issues. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's GERD and left lower extremity radiculopathy have been granted increased disability ratings of 30 percent and 20 percent, respectively.

The Veteran's duodenitis and GERD have been granted a 30 percent rating, but the Board has remanded for further examination regarding her sleep apnea and sinusitis.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left knee disability, and right knee disability due to the Veteran's bilateral ankle disabilities. The decision is based on evidence showing that these conditions are related to his service-connected ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for his service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease with irritable bowel syndrome is being remanded due to delays in the claims process and the need for a new medical examination.

The Veteran's GERD was not shown in service or for many years thereafter and has not been found to be etiologically related to service.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction did not originate in service or until years after service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service or to a service-connected disability.,The evidence is persuasively against a finding that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of retinopathy.,Service connection for retinopathy was denied as there is no clinical diagnosis of retinopathy at any point during the course of this appeal.

The Veteran's chronic gastritis with GERD and hiatal hernia was granted a 30 percent rating from July 19, 2010, to March 9, 2020.

The Veteran's service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is granted a disability rating of 30 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's GERD, esophageal, and epigastric conditions. The VA needs to obtain a new VA medical opinion to clarify which symptoms are related to his service-connected upper GI conditions.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, lumbar strain, GERD, migraines, and alopecia areata were denied. The effective dates for the grants of service connection for these conditions have not been established.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD)/acid reflux, Grave's Disease, and a skin condition to include psoriasis due to non-compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has granted a TDIU on a schedular basis since April 1, 2015. The case is remanded for extraschedular consideration of the claim prior to that date.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including medical opinions on etiology.

The Board has remanded the claims for hiatal hernia and GERD due to new evidence received after the appeal was certified to the Board.,Service connection is denied for all claimed conditions as there is no competent medical evidence linking them to service.

The Veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD is granted a 30 percent disability evaluation.,The Veteran's scars of the right and left breast are granted a 10 percent disability evaluation prior to July 25, 2018. A separate 10 percent rating is also granted for the period since July 25, 2018.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to a lack of standing for the appellant, who is not recognized as the proper substitute claimant.

The Board has remanded the claims for acid reflux and a respiratory condition (including sinusitis and rhinitis) due to incomplete treatment records from private doctors, failure to apply the Court's holding in Clemons v. Shinseki, and failure to address the duties imposed by 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(d)(2).

The Veteran's right knee condition is not rated higher than noncompensable due to limited extension, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 5261.,Sinusitis has been granted a 10% rating from January 15, 2020 onwards based on three or more non-incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.