GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2024

The Board has found that the Veteran's GERD did not preexist his active service and is related to his military service. The case is being remanded for further medical evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in obtaining an adequate VA examination for all gastrointestinal symptoms, not just GERD. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and GERD secondary to sinusitis due to incomplete or insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's GERD is rated at a 10 percent disability rating, but no higher, due to the presence of pyrosis and regurgitation less severe than considerable impairment of health.

The Veteran's service connection claims for allergies, back pain, GERD, and sleep apnea are granted. Service connection is established for allergic rhinitis on a direct basis. Claims for back pain, GERD, and sleep apnea are denied.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for GERD was dismissed because he withdrew his Notice of Disagreement.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a right shoulder condition was dismissed because he withdrew his Notice of Disagreement.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of GERD due to an inadequate VA examination, and further development is needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the effective date for the award of service connection for PFB was denied.

The Veteran's GERD was found to have started during his military service and has continued since then, warranting the grant of service connection.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to various disabilities, including GERD and several musculoskeletal conditions. The initial rating for GERD was denied due to the lack of symptoms meeting a higher rating criteria. Other claims are remanded as there is insufficient information regarding the Veteran's service-connected periods.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for all other claimed disabilities. The Veteran's tinnitus is presumed related to his military service due to in-service noise exposure. However, the low back disability and other conditions are not shown to be related to his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for upper gastrointestinal disability (GERD) and remanded the issues of lower gastrointestinal disability (diarrhea) and psychiatric disability (insomnia).

The appeal for service connection for GERD is dismissed because the Veteran's request for a Higher-Level Review was erroneously rejected and cannot be concurrent with an appeal to the Board.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and major depressive disorder, is granted as secondary to his service-connected traumatic brain injury. His erectile dysfunction is also granted due to in-service urethritis. The Veteran is awarded SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ due to ED. The peripheral vestibular disorder remains at 30 percent, while the migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of proper consideration of evidence submitted after the April 2021 rating decision, and because no VA examiner has provided an opinion addressing whether the Veteran's GERD is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for GERD with IBS, effective from July 14, 2020.

The Board has found that the Veteran does not have current disabilities for which service connection can be granted, including headaches, residuals of a fractured left thumb, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and various hip and back conditions. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and determine if there is any link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively related to herbicide agent exposure. The claims for right upper extremity, left upper extremity, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are denied due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) have all been granted. The conditions are related to his military service in the Southwest Asia Theater.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors and a need for an adequate opinion regarding the likely etiology of the Veteran's GERD.