GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at a maximum of 30 percent, but no higher.,The Veteran's IBS with GERD is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Veteran's tension headaches are granted a rating of 50 percent effective June 15, 2020. The Veteran's IBS with GERD is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease, to include hiatal hernia and antral gastritis, was restored from 10 percent to 30 percent effective June 1, 2020. The appeal related to the reduction of his initial rating from 30 percent to 10 percent, which was denied.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of his service-connected GERD is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The VA needs to provide the Veteran with a medical opinion that addresses the severity of his disability without the effects of medication.

The Veteran's GERD was granted a 60 percent rating prior to March 22, 2022 and from that date forward. The effective dates for these ratings are the same as the decision date.

The Board has granted service connection for Barrett's esophagus and GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran must be afforded VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's GERD rating is being remanded due to the need for a new diagnostic code and examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and gastroesophageal reflux disease due to inadequate medical opinions on a direct theory of entitlement. The AOJ is required to obtain adequate medical opinions addressing these issues.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected GERD is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the January 2022 VA examination, which did not consider a private medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for GERD due to insufficient medical evidence on whether the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability caused or aggravated his current GERD. The case is sent back for an addendum opinion from a clinician.

Service connection for hiatal hernia and GERD is granted as they are aggravated by service-connected disabilities of the hip, ankle, thigh, and leg.,An evaluation in excess of 50 percent for migraines from January 19, 2023, is granted.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, sinusitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and denied an initial compensable disability rating for the service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB).

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are remanded due to a pre-decisional failure of the duty to assist based on inadequate examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD was denied in a September 1999 rating decision. The motion to revise this decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is granted, with an effective date set at January 26, 1999.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of a VA examination addressing the relationship between the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and his service-connected degenerative disc disease with arthritis of the lumbar spine, as well as the relationship between his GERD and his various service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's GERD and ankle, knee, hip disabilities were all denied increased ratings.,Specifically, the Veteran's GERD was rated at 10 percent, his right ankle disability at 10 percent, his left knee and right knee disabilities at 10 percent each, his left hip disability based on limitation of extension at 10 percent, his left hip disability based on limitation of flexion at 10 percent, and his right hip disability based on limitation of abduction at 10 percent.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of GERD, hypertension, and sleep apnea due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal.

The Veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's GERD is granted at a 30 percent rating prior to March 20, 2020 and denied for higher ratings thereafter.,PTSD service connection is granted with an initial 70 percent evaluation effective April 21, 2021.