GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his GERD, finding that the evidence did not support such a higher rating based on the severity of his symptoms and their impact on his health.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claims at this time.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic dermatitis but has remanded the issue of service connection for a stomach disorder due to exposure to burn pits during deployment in Southwest Asia.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's use of NSAIDs related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia and remanded the issues of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for internal hemorrhoids, entitlement to service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and entitlement to service connection for cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal).

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's GERD, specifically addressing whether it was aggravated by his service-connected left knee condition.

The Board has identified errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist and is remanding both claims for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are remanded due to insufficient VA examination opinions, unassociated VA treatment records, and potential errors in the June 2021 rating decision regarding service connection.

The Veteran's GERD and Degenerative Arthritis of the Spine were both denied as they do not warrant a higher evaluation based on the current evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is at least as likely as not secondary to his service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus was granted. Service connection for nuclear cataracts, GERD, left knee limitation of flexion, and left knee instability were denied. A separate 20 percent evaluation for a left knee meniscal tear was granted.

The Veteran's GERD has been granted an increased evaluation of 30 percent, but no higher. The issues of service connection for hyperlipidemia and impaired glucose control are remanded, as is the issue of whether new and relevant evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for metabolic syndrome.

The Veteran's GERD is due to or proximately caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) taken for his service-connected disabilities, including migraine headache and right-hand disability. The Board has granted service connection for GERD as secondary to these conditions.

The Veteran's GERD, low back pain, right wrist pain, and sleeping disorder are remanded for further development due to service connection issues.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary due to the inadequacy of the VA examination in addressing the Veteran's secondary service connection theory for IBS related to GERD. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD as there is no current diagnosed disability of GERD.

The Veteran's type I choledochocele, status post-cholecystectomy and resection with GERD and dysphagia is related to service exposure in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. Service connection for these conditions has been granted.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that his symptoms, including persistent recurrent epigastric distress, pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, substernal pain, and sleep disturbances, meet the criteria for this rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain an opinion regarding how the appellant's service-connected disabilities, in combination with one another, impact his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The claim will be reconsidered after obtaining this additional information.