GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease, a left ankle disability, and stress urinary incontinence due to incomplete or inadequate medical examinations and opinions. The AOJ must obtain adequate etiology opinions and any outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's IBS and GERD are granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, foot calluses, hypertension, and thigh disabilities. The right thigh hamstring strain is granted a 10 percent evaluation.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the gastrointestinal condition and TDIU claims, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to procedural errors and lack of evidence. The Veteran's claims for foot heel spurs and GERD are being reviewed again.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is considered secondary to his service-connected adjustment disorder, sinusitis, degenerative arthritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Veteran's GERD is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for GERD from February 1, 2022.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted an initial rating of 50 percent, but no higher. The Board found that the condition was proximately due to or the result of his service-connected GERD and hiatal hernia.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions have precluded substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience, warranting a TDIU.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate duty to assist, specifically regarding the opinion on whether the Veteran's GERD is aggravated by medications used for his service-connected right shoulder condition.

The Veteran's allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and other conditions were addressed. The Board found the reduction from 30% to 0% for allergic rhinitis was improper and restored the rating. The claim of service connection for sleep apnea is remanded due to new evidence.

The Veteran's GERD has been granted a 30 percent rating. The right shoulder and bilateral lower extremities conditions are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residual foot injury and gastroesophageal reflux disease (claimed as stomach condition) are being remanded due to procedural errors in obtaining relevant service department records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic stomach pain (also diagnosed as acute gastritis) and acid reflux have been dismissed because the VA Form 10182, Decision Review Request: Board Appeal, was not filed within one year of any appealable decision adjudicating his claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's GERD is as likely as not attributable to his service-connected PTSD and panic disorder, granting the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the VA examination and opinion provided in the April 2022 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a duty-to-assist error related to herbicide exposure verification. The AOJ must obtain an updated Herbicide Exposure Verification Memorandum with signatures from both an employee conducting the search and a records research specialist.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for GERD due to a lack of adequate medical nexus opinion addressing causation and aggravation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and IBS were granted with an effective date of August 12, 2019.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).