GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to a back disability and an earlier effective date of April 27, 2023, for right ankle pain. The claim for a higher rating for GERD was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including back, knee, and foot conditions, prevent him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea on a secondary basis to the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased evaluations for service-connected degenerative disc disease, lumbosacral spine; left and right lower radiculopathy, sciatic nerve; and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic urinary disability, GERD, and IBS due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not affording the Veteran an opportunity for an in-person VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, left foot peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, and hypertension, effective from November 2, 2022. Other claims were denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease to include as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to pre-decisional errors in not verifying periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with various reserve units and in obtaining adequate medical examinations.

The appeal for service connection for throat cancer was granted, while other issues were remanded. The claim for asthma and related conditions was reopened but not decided.

The Board denied service connection for a stomach disorder, to include GERD and rheumatism as the evidence did not support that these conditions began during active service or are related to an in-service injury.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for GERD as moot because it was granted in a February 2025 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for a rating greater than 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with eosinophilic esophagitis to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address the Veteran's lay statements and the severity of his GERD without the ameliorative effects of medications.

The Board granted service connection for OSA, GERD, and IBS as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected GERD, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for colon cancer residuals with colon resection residuals, bowel disturbances, and GERD, and a separate 10 percent rating for GERD. The claim for a compensable rating for colon resection scar residuals was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered her unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, effective from November 18, 2020.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sinusitis is granted pursuant to the PACT Act. Other claims are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).