GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's GERD is rated at a 10 percent disability evaluation, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety disorder, GERD, hypertension, and IBS. The diagnoses were established based on current medical records and the Veteran's reports of symptoms during service.,Service connection is granted as there is no conflicting evidence or opinions against these claims.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disability and gastrointestinal disorder, including GERD. The VA will need to obtain relevant private treatment records and provide an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of these disabilities.

The Board has granted a 60 percent disability rating for the Veteran's GERD, finding that his symptoms are productive of severe impairment of health.

The Veteran's use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for his service-connected right knee disability contributed to the development of GERD, and the Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to his right knee retropatellar pain syndrome with arthropathy.

The Board granted a disability rating of 60 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on the Veteran's symptoms productive of severe impairment of health.

The Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant are being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ should secure an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's total service-connected disabilities, including loss of use of extremities.

The Board has found that the VA examinations are incomplete and remands for a new examination to determine if the Veteran's eosinophilic esophagitis and GERD are related to service or any incident of service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to a failure to obtain private medical records.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD and hiatal hernia is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board will obtain a supplemental VA opinion regarding the nature and severity of her conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for GERD was granted, with an effective date of June 5, 2020.

The Veteran's GERD symptoms, including pyrosis, substernal or arm/shoulder pain, and occasional dysphagia, have been persistently recurring throughout the appeal period. The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for GERD, subject to the laws and regulations governing monetary awards.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The service connection claim for a back disability as secondary to his bilateral knee disabilities is also remanded.

The Veteran's GERD has not resulted in considerable impairment of health, and therefore, the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent is denied.

The Veteran's cervical spine condition, GERD, and hypertension are being remanded for further examination to determine their etiology and whether they are related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and Barrett's esophagus, finding that there was no evidence to support a secondary relationship between these conditions and his service-connected anxiety disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and unspecified sleep wake disorder with traumatic brain injury.,The Board also found that the Veteran's hiatal hernia and obesity were more likely causes of his GERD and Barrett's esophagus.

The Board has granted service connection for Erectile Dysfunction and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, finding that both conditions are aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.

The appeal for service connection of chronic sinusitis is dismissed as the condition was already established in a previous rating decision. The appeals for migraine headaches and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability rating and TDIU related to his service-connected GERD with dyspepsia are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess the severity of his condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurogenic bladder disability was denied because there is no persuasive evidence of a current diagnosis or history of such condition during the pendency of her claim.,Her claim for a compensable rating for GERD was also denied as her symptoms did not meet the criteria for any higher rating under either the old or new rating criteria.