GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2024

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for GERD, finding that it is not related to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for initial compensable ratings and service connection for IBS, back disability, bilateral foot disability, fibromyalgia, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board has decided that the Veteran's GERD is related to his service exposure to toxins, including presumed herbicide agents in the Republic of Vietnam and trichloroethylene chloride and jet fuel and fumes. However, a remand is required for an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's PTSD aggravates his GERD.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), laryngeal cancer, and left ear hearing loss. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing a direct relationship to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating and an earlier effective date for his gastroesophageal reflux disease have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia and OSA are granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's GERD is related to his service exposure to toxins, including presumed herbicide agents in the Republic of Vietnam and trichloroethylene chloride and jet fuel and fumes. However, a remand is required for an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's PTSD aggravates his GERD.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, low back disability, and gastrointestinal disability (GERD) as secondary to his right knee and back disabilities. The Board found that there is no nexus between the current disabilities and active service.

An effective date of October 17, 2019, is granted for a 60 percent rating for chronic gastritis with GERD, hiatal hernia, and peptic ulcers.,An effective date prior to May 17, 2020, is denied for a 70 percent rating for chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including above the right knee amputation and diabetic peripheral neuropathies of both lower extremities, render him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his inability to perform daily activities without assistance. The Board has granted SMC at the R-1 rate.

The Veteran's GERD is proximately due to his service-connected PTSD, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

Service connection granted for cervical neck disability and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical neck disability.,Respiratory condition (likely including bronchitis, URI, and pharyngitis) is remanded due to insufficient evidence of a nexus to service.,Gastrointestinal condition, to include hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease with heartburn symptoms, is remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing or illegible service medical records from his active duty and Reserve/Reserve Component (RC) service. The AOJ is required to verify all periods of active duty, including ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA, and obtain any missing service medical records.

The Veteran's 10 percent rating for GERD is restored effective September 1, 2021. The AOJ improperly reduced the rating to zero percent and failed to demonstrate actual improvement in the Veteran's condition.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a heart disability, GERD, and a lower back disability due to new evidence being submitted. The AOJ will attempt to obtain the appellant's Air National Guard service treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability. However, it denied service connection for a neurogenic bladder condition as there is no probative medical evidence linking this condition to service or any other relevant factor.

The Veteran's GERD is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected GERD has not been manifested by persistently recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal or arm or shoulder pain, productive of considerable impairment of health. As a result, the claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected GERD is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD as secondary to her use of Ibuprofen to treat her service-connected lumbar spine condition and bilateral knee conditions.

The Veteran's GERD is rated at 30 percent, but no higher, for the entire appeal period. The Board found that his symptoms of persistently recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia; reflux; regurgitation; substernal, shoulder, and arm pain; and sleep disturbances meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating.