GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew her appeal, which was confirmed by her representative. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).,A VA examination was conducted, but the Veteran submitted evidence of increased symptoms prior to the decision on appeal. The Board finds this a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and prostate cancer are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The VA is required to provide a new examination and opinion addressing the etiology of these conditions, including any relation to toxic exposures in service.

The Board has granted service connection for tension headaches and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board has denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, but has found that there are issues with service connection for left knee osteoarthritis without dysplasia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claim is being remanded to obtain VA examinations and opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for hiatal hernia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and Barrett's Esophagus due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran is presumed to have these conditions during service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for GERD is remanded due to the AOJ making a pre-decisional duty to assist error. A new VA examination is needed to assess the severity of his service-connected GERD.

The Veteran seeks service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and diaphragmatic hernia. The Board finds that additional development is needed to determine the relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for GERD and chronic pharyngitis were dismissed as untimely filed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to left knee degenerative joint disease is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines including migraine variants as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, effective October 21, 2019. Service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD and peptic ulcers on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.,Service connection was also granted for left ankle strain with retained shrapnel, right hip strain, left hip strain, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and a cardiovascular disability are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. VA examinations and medical opinions are needed.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for anemia due to submission of new and relevant evidence. The remaining issues are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's GERD is rated at a 30 percent rating, effective from September 1, 2021. The Board found that her symptoms of persistently recurrent epigastric distress, dysphagia, pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, substernal, arm, and shoulder pain, sleep disturbance, nausea, and vomiting meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for headaches, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to PTSD, and earlier effective date for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The decisions are being remanded due to a failure to consider evidence at the time of the relevant decision.

The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), effective from May 2011, based on the Veteran's symptoms and treatment records. The criteria for a higher rating are not met.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. A new medical opinion is needed to assess the severity of his GERD without the ameliorative effects of medication.

Service connection for allergic rhinitis and GERD has been granted. The Veteran's IBS rating is denied, effective September 8, 2023.,TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate have also been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow all forms of substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational background and occupational experience. The Board finds the totality of the evidence more probative than his lay statements in determining that his service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.