GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and hypertension have been granted. The claim for increased evaluation for tinnitus has been dismissed, while the claims for service connection for low back disability, peripheral neuropathy, scar of the right lower extremity, erectile dysfunction, individual unemployability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are all remanded.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD, resulting in the dismissal of this issue.

The Board dismissed all the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA medical examinations and records, as well as for VA opinions regarding his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him, warranting a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including inadequate VA examination opinions and failure to obtain examinations for all claimed disorders.

The Veteran's claims for GERD and a disorder manifested by diarrhea were dismissed as the evidence did not establish service connection due to lack of nexus between his conditions and active duty service.

The Veteran's GERD was found to have begun during his active service and continues to the present. The Board granted service connection for GERD.

The claims for service connection related to the endocrine system, hematologic and lymphatic systems, neurologic conditions and convulsive disorders, infectious diseases, immune disorders, and nutritional deficiencies have been dismissed. The Veteran's entitlement to service connection for sequelae of pericardial effusion, conduction abnormalities requiring ablation and pacemaker, and resultant heart failure, as well as esophagitis and GERD, has been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD, finding that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected nasopharyngeal cancer.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate examination opinion, and further investigation is needed to determine if GERD was caused or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's stomach disability, including dysmenorrhea and GERD, is denied as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's GERD is granted an initial 30 percent rating, while the other service connection claims are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for GERD prior to May 19, 2024, and in excess of 10 percent from that date is remanded. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, requiring further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's GERD.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for migraine headaches and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are being remanded due to the need for new examinations following separation from service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for basal cell carcinoma, hypertension, arrhythmia, and GERD are remanded due to a failure to obtain medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, migraine headaches, nephrolithiasis, GERD, left achilles tendonitis, temporomandibular dysfunction, and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. As such, the Board granted entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claim for a separate disability rating for GERD has been dismissed as there was no specific error of fact or law in the determination being appealed.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for GERD, finding that it is proximately due to or the result of his use of NSAIDs for his service-connected disabilities.