GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent prior to September 30, 2021, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter, for GERD due to a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for lower back injury/spinal stenosis and dismissed the claims for right upper extremity neuropathy/carpal tunnel, left upper extremity neuropathy/carpal tunnel, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), neck injury, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition.

The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder was granted a rating of 100 percent as of May 10, 2022, but no earlier. The effective date for the evaluation of the left and right ankle disabilities were granted prior to January 6, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of GERD to obtain an addendum opinion addressing its etiology, including whether it is directly related to military service or caused/aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board granted a rating of 60 percent for the Veteran's service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on symptoms productive of considerable impairment of health.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for GERD with duodenal ulcer and hiatal hernia, but no higher.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, denied service connection for IBS and bilateral hearing loss, granted service connection for OSA as secondary to PTSD, and remanded the claim for headaches.

The Board remands the claim for a gastrointestinal disability, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD and bilateral hip strain, for additional evidence and medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and GERD, to include as secondary to service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for further development of the evidence.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent prior to December 29, 2021 and in excess of 20 percent thereafter for the Veteran's service-connected duodenal and gastric ulcer with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to obtain a supplemental medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's condition, specifically whether it was caused or aggravated by her service-connected PTSD.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various recurrent disabilities to allow for further development and verification of the Veteran's periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with the California Air National Guard.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) because there is no current diagnosis of GERD.

The Board granted service connection for right and left ear hearing loss but denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, chronic kidney disease, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and remanded the claim for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, but dismissed claims for right and left foot plantar fasciitis and PTSD. The GERD claim was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to NSAIDs prescribed for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and a 20 percent disability rating for the residuals of left foot great toe contusion, but no higher. The issues related to right and left upper extremity disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for the aggravation of GERD by a service-connected psychiatric disability and denied service connection for PTSD. The back disability claim was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and GERD to obtain additional medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions, including whether they are related to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.