GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's GERD throughout the period on appeal, finding that her symptoms were productive of considerable impairment of health.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for the Veteran's service-connected GERD.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, to include GERD, due to the lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis. The claim was remanded for further development regarding chronic headaches.

The Board remands the matters of the reduction in the evaluation for GERD, and service connection claims for right and left ankle conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, to include GERD, as secondary to a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia as the Veteran's symptoms did not show considerable impairment of health.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disorder, a left foot disorder, migraines, and a right wrist disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for various disabilities, including psychiatric conditions, lumbosacral spine disability, sleep apnea, pulmonary disease, esophageal issues, ulcers, intestinal problems, thyroid disorders, vertigo, headaches, TDIU, and special monthly compensation were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and various increased rating claims, as well as effective date claims, while remanding the claim for service connection for Hodgkin's disease.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastrointestinal reflux disease, but denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, epistaxis, sinusitis, diabetic right foot with fifth toe removal, and diabetic left foot with fifth toe removal. The decision also denied a compensable rating for migraine headaches.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for sinusitis and denied claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection for various conditions. Some issues were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of GERD to obtain an adequate medical opinion that addresses the risk factors for GERD, including anxiety and depression.

The Board denied service connection for an upper stomach condition and peripheral neuropathy of all extremities, finding that the conditions were not directly related to the Veteran's presumed exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obesity.

The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for migraines, the maximum rating available, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the evidence did not demonstrate that the condition manifested with dysphagia, substernal, arm, shoulder pain, or considerable impairment of health.

The Board granted service connection for GERD with Barrett's esophagus, but remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraine headaches due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset during active duty.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for GERD with hiatal hernia and denied a separate compensable rating for hiatal hernia.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD as the Veteran's symptoms did not result in considerable impairment of health.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis as there is no current disability, and the Veteran's subjective reports are not related to an undiagnosed illness or MUCMI. The claims for allergic rhinitis and GERD were remanded for further development.