GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the Veteran's GERD began during his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal disability and obstructive sleep apnea due to incomplete or inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are currently being reviewed.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with unspecified anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder is found to be the proximate cause of his restless leg syndrome. However, his IBS and GERD symptoms do not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Veteran's GERD is being remanded for further development due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding its relationship to his in-service exposure to toxins.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of GERD was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for high cholesterol, hypertension, insomnia, thyroid disease (claimed as hypothyroid), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and gout. The reasons include that these conditions are not shown to be related to active duty or inactive duty training, and there is no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's service and his current disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in obtaining all available VA treatment records and seeking medical opinions regarding whether service-connected disabilities contributed to the Veteran's death.

Your past-due benefits for GERD and chronic renal disease have been released to you in full, as the amount previously withheld has already been paid.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression, anxiety, and insomnia, and GERD. The appeal for TDIU was also dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were addressed in a September 2020 rating decision, which granted the requested effective dates.,The Veteran was granted service connection for an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression associated with GERD with H. Pylori status post laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication with residual bloating, flatulence, and inability to vomit, to include IBS.

The Veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD has been granted an initial rating of 30 percent, but no higher. The disability is rated under the criteria for a direct service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for GERD and IBS as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to a duty to assist error. The VA must obtain a medical opinion addressing whether these conditions are aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected back disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's GERD is related to her service, specifically due to a lack of documentation in service records and the need for an examination considering all potential exposures.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of CUE in a September 1997 rating decision for further adjudication.

The Veteran's GERD is proximately related to her service-connected right shoulder disability, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition as secondary to the right shoulder disability.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 100 percent disability rating throughout the appeal period, and he is also entitled to an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits. The remaining claims of service connection for GERD, ED, neck disability, and tuberculosis are dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for a migraine disorder secondary to service-connected allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis. The initial rating claim for GERD is remanded due to inadequate examination.

An effective date of October 28, 2019, is granted for a 60 percent rating for IBS with GERD. An earlier effective date is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for GERD, right great toe fusion and bunionectomy with balance issues, and left great toe linear scar status post bunionectomy have been withdrawn. The appeal for pes planus and plantar fasciitis was dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an adequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's GERD and her service-connected disabilities, including medications used for those conditions.