GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's bilateral ankle disabilities, finding that the GERD is proximately due to or the result of chronic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) used for treating his service-connected bilateral ankle disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals concerning the increased ratings for GERD and plantar fasciitis, so these issues are dismissed.

The Veteran's GERD is rated at 30 percent, effective February 10, 2021. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms are consistent with a 30 percent rating for hiatal hernia under Diagnostic Code 7346. Prior to July 21, 2022, his TDIU claim was denied as he did not meet the schedular requirements.

The Veteran's GERD is being remanded for further examination and opinion to determine if it is due to or aggravated by her service-connected right ankle disability, including the medication used for that condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's GERD is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected right thumb disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder is remanded due to the need to obtain private treatment records and provide the Veteran with a new medical examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and other conditions caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn may have contributed to his OSA.

The Veteran's GERD, including eosinophilic esophagitis, is rated at 60 percent due to severe impairment of health resulting from symptoms such as epigastric distress, dysphagia, pyrosis (heartburn), substernal pain, vomiting, nausea, weight loss, melena, food impaction, and choking.

The Veteran's GERD is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has decided to remand for a higher evaluation based on new evidence provided by an independent medical statement.

The Veteran's GERD and neurogenic bladder have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected conditions. The Veteran has also received increased ratings for his right shoulder surgeries and primary insomnia.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of VA examination and opinion regarding the nature, onset, and severity of the Veteran's GERD symptoms. The AOJ is required to obtain an examination and provide an opinion on whether GERD existed prior to service and if it was aggravated by service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for alcohol abuse, bilateral lower extremity neuralgias, and GERD have been denied. The GERD claim is remanded.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran's claimed conditions due to pre-existing conditions or lack of evidence.

The Veteran's GERD is characterized by persistent epigastric distress, dysphagia, pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, substantial pain in his arm and shoulder, severe sleep disturbances, nausea, and vomiting. The Board has granted a 60 percent evaluation for GERD.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disabilities, allergic rhinitis, kidney disability, ED, GERD, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder disabilities, liver disability, and lung disability. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's GERD was productive of persistently recurrent epigastric distress (nausea, vomiting) with dysphagia, pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, and shoulder pain. The Board found that the symptoms were productive of considerable impairment of health warranting a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected gastrointestinal disabilities, including cholecystectomy and post cystectomy syndrome with hiatal hernia and GERD, were not found to meet the criteria for a higher disability rating than 10 percent.

The Veteran's GERD symptoms manifested in 2012, but she was not entitled to an effective date prior to May 13, 2021, as that is the later of her symptom manifestation and her filing of a notice of intent to file a claim.

The Veteran's GERD was found to have increased in severity on October 22, 2021, and an effective date of that day for a 10% disability rating is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical nexus opinion regarding her conceded toxic exposure risk activities during her deployment in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his GERD is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. A new VA opinion is needed to assess the current severity of the GERD without considering the effects of medication.