GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected GERD, finding that the symptoms are productive of considerable impairment to health.

The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on the Veteran's documented symptoms of dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD to include major depressive disorder and insomnia disorder, as well as the appeal for TDIU, were dismissed due to previous determinations. The claim for a compensable evaluation for hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis and no in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep apnea, finding that both conditions had their onset during the Veteran's active service.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for tension headaches but denied a higher rating and an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claim for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD for further development and compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder with insomnia.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for a heart disability and denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as it was found to be due to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to right shoulder bursitis, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for GERD, peripheral neuropathy of the lower right extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower left extremity.

The Board granted an effective date of April 30, 1990, for the award of service connection for GERD with hiatal hernia.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 28, 2021, for the award of service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity diabetic neuropathies.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to readjudicate the previously denied claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and GERD based on the Veteran's credible lay statements of continuous symptoms since service, despite the lack of contemporaneous medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, but granted service connection for a left knee disability. The Board also denied increased ratings for GERD and lumbosacral strain.