GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's stomach cancer is caused or aggravated by his service-connected GERD. The AOJ will obtain an adequate VA medical opinion on this issue.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip condition secondary to his service-connected healed left ankle fracture with traumatic arthritis is being remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion.,The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD is also being remanded as there are inadequate VA examination reports.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal. No one has requested substitution for the Veteran.

The Veteran's IBS with GERD is denied for ratings in excess of the currently assigned ones.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's digestive disorders, including postcholecystectomy syndrome with hepatomegaly and dilated common bile duct, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and diverticular disease, are currently rated at 50 percent. The Board denied an increased rating as the current rating adequately reflects his symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD is denied.,The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right and left lower extremity neuropathy.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, radiculopathy affecting both lower extremities, bilateral plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, pseudo folliculitis, ankle disorders, shoulder disorder, cervical spine disorder, jock itch, adjustment disorder with anxiety, acid reflux, athlete's foot and toenail fungus, and epiphora. The Board found no current diagnoses for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, but the remaining issues of service connection for a neck disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, GERD, and allergic rhinitis are remanded.,Additional medical records from Kaiser Permanente must be obtained. The Veteran's neck condition and associated symptoms need to be evaluated by VA, as the current opinion is inadequate.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's GERD is related to his service-connected PTSD and has ordered a remand for further evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), finding that both conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective from January 1, 2012, as his service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back disability (with chronic NSAID usage), on a causation basis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increase in rating or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent for either condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic pancreatitis with GERD and hiatal hernia, did not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to their severity.

The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that these conditions are proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected low back disorder.

Service connection for OSA is granted, while an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for GERD is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine strain/sprain with degenerative arthritis, based on a VA medical opinion that found the Veteran's GERD was proximately due to his service-connected back disability.

The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia, post cholecystectomy, results in persistently recurrent epigastric distress with regurgitation but does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.