GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for GERD, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for a gallbladder condition, diagnosed as status post cholecystectomy with residual GERD, based on the evidence of in-service onset and continuous symptoms since service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for non-allergic rhinitis and restored the 30% disability rating for GERD, while remanding service connection for an esophagus disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches and GERD due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring additional evidence and medical opinions.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD, due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea condition, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and lower gastrointestinal disorder, also claimed as irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected GERD, as the evidence did not support a finding that his symptoms were productive of considerable impairment of health.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and hemorrhoids, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a psychiatric disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia.

The Board granted service connection for IBS, GERD, right and left ankle disabilities, and a skin disability, seborrheic dermatitis, scalp. The Veteran's menstrual disorder was remanded.

The Board granted an initial rating of 60 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease with hiatal hernia, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated those required for a 60 percent rating.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for migraines and GERD, but denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to request a VA examination and an opinion regarding its relationship to the Veteran's period of active service.

The Board granted increased ratings of 30 percent for GERD and 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, effective from the date of the October 2023 rating decision.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for service-connected GERD to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and right ear hearing loss, but remanded claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), diabetes mellitus type II, mixed component of obstructive and central sleep apnea, and bilateral varicose veins.

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and remanded the claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophagitis, and a psychiatric disorder due to their potential secondary relationship with the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the claims for an increased rating for a duodenal ulcer, service connection for respiratory condition (claimed as sinuses), hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for GERD but no higher, and remanded the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for GERD was dismissed, while the claim for migraine headaches was granted. Other issues were remanded for further examination.