GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2024

Your claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of unspecified anxiety disorder, left shoulder strain to include degenerative arthritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been dismissed as the Veteran is already in receipt of these benefits from October 1, 2005.,Your claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of left foot Morton's neuroma and metatarsalgia has also been dismissed. You are currently receiving this benefit since October 1, 2005.

The Veteran's PFB has been denied a compensable disability rating.,Service connection for GERD, headaches, and hypertension have all been granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion and duty to assist error, requiring further examination and analysis of the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to a lack of evidence showing that GERD was incurred during active duty or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The VA examiner concluded that there is no causal relationship between the Veteran's GERD and his military service.

The Veteran's appeals of the evaluations for GERD and cluster headaches have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal through his attorney.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient reasons and bases for denying the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid attendance/housebound status. Further development is needed to distinguish between service-connected conditions and non-service-connected conditions that affect the Veteran's ability to perform self-care functions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine condition, acid reflux condition, and hypertension condition due to incomplete medical records. The Veteran is required to provide additional lay statements and a VA examination will be scheduled to determine the nature and etiology of his conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing Social Security Administration (SSA) records and outstanding VA treatment records. The AOJ is instructed to obtain these records and readjudicate the cases.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient development and examination of his knee disabilities, GERD, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease due to inadequate opinions regarding whether these conditions are caused or aggravated by service-connected PTSD, medications taken for service-connected disabilities, or obesity resulting from such medications.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, hemorrhoids, bunion of the left foot, and cervical spine degenerative changes as there was no evidence linking these conditions to active duty service.,There is no clear or unmistakable evidence showing that any of these conditions began during service or were aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, ED, and obstructive sleep apnea are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.,The claim for TDIU prior to October 15, 2020 is also being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral age related nuclear sclerotic cataracts, finding no evidence of a relationship to active-duty service or herbicide exposure. The GERD claim was remanded due to insufficient medical opinion.,Service connection for GERD is remanded as the VA examiner's opinion did not consider all potential exposures and failed to provide a reasoned explanation.

The Board has remanded the claim for esophageal disability due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, finding that the VA examination was inadequate and requesting a new examination.

The Board has granted service connection for skin disability, respiratory disability, diverticulitis, digestive system disability, pancreatic-intestinal system disability, and neurological disability. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible lay accounts and a supportive medical opinion.

The Veteran's GERD is remanded for a VA examination to determine its etiology.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, an unspecified anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia, gastrointestinal disorders (including irritable bowel syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease), obstructive sleep apnea, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, residuals of frostbite, and residuals of heat stroke have been granted. The claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder other than sinusitis and allergic rhinitis are being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for separate compensable ratings for Hepatitis B and GERD, as well as a rating in excess of 30 percent for Hepatitis B with GERD, was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not warrant higher ratings under either diagnostic code.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for fibromyalgia was denied, and her TDIU was granted with an effective date of July 28, 2015. The decision is based on the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations.