GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's GERD was rated at 10 percent under DC 7346, and the Board granted a 30 percent evaluation based on symptoms of persistent pyrosis, reflux, pain, regurgitation, food restrictions, and sleep disturbances.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional medical opinions to determine if his bilateral knee disabilities, back disability, erectile dysfunction, and GERD are aggravated by his service-connected left foot disability.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for GERD with IBS and service connection for urinary frequency with pyuria was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show severe impairment of health due to GERD, nor did it establish a current urinary condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for dermatitis, GERD, and allergic rhinitis were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not continuously pursue her claims under the correct form due to a mistake in submitting an incorrect NOD (VA Form 21-0958) for an AMA rating decision. Therefore, the effective date could not be any earlier than July 22, 2021, when she filed a supplemental claim.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to a failure to obtain a VA examination. The other claims remain denied.

The Veteran's GERD is granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent, but no higher. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and major depressive disorder is also granted.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions, including GERD, dermatitis, fatigue or cognitive dysfunction, joint pain, and tension headaches, have been dismissed as the appeal has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD as secondary to a service-connected disability, but denied it on a direct or presumptive basis.

Service connection for PTSD is granted.,Service connection for hypertension, effective August 10, 2022, is granted. The claim period prior to this date remains unresolved and requires further examination and consideration.

The Board has denied service connection for asthma and remanded the claims of service connection for a stomach disability, to include GERD and gastritis, and left knee patellofemoral syndrome.

The Veteran's claims are remanded due to the need for further development and clarification of his exposure history, as well as new medical opinions regarding his stomach condition and skin conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations due to incomplete development, including a missing medical report and an addendum opinion on the nature and etiology of his TBI. The AOJ is instructed to obtain the missing report and provide an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran has a current disability related to a TBI and if so, whether it is related to service.

The Veteran's GERD is caused by his service-connected thoracolumbar spine spondylosis, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The appeal for service connection of GERD was dismissed due to the appellant's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board dismissed the appeals for increased ratings and an earlier effective date for Barrett's esophagus and GERD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and development due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist based on inadequate examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and requires an opinion on whether the Veteran's gastritis is related to his in-service gastrointestinal complaints, exposure to toxic substances while on active duty, or service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for GERD, painful scar, and left knee scars due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran's condition must be evaluated without the effects of medication for GERD, and an additional examination is needed for the left knee scars.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as his claims for service connection were not supported by evidence showing a link between his conditions and active service.

The Veteran's GERD, including eosinophilic esophagitis, is rated at 60 percent due to symptom combinations productive of severe impairment of health.