GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on considerable impairment of health.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and unspecified anxiety disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a 60 percent disability rating from September 12, 2022, for hiatal hernia with GERD. The appeal was denied for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disability as secondary to medication used to treat the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability, but denied higher ratings for the left ankle and right shoulder disabilities, and denied a higher rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for face and neck scars, left hand arthritis, right hand arthritis, and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), but granted a 10 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The Board also remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for a respiratory condition and a condition manifested by bilateral shin pain.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a complete medical history and an adequate examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and TDIU is granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a left shoulder disability, right little finger disability, low back disability, left hip disability, foot disability, cold injury residuals to ears, nose, face, and hands, and acid reflux, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the current nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) disability under the updated rating criteria.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) from April 1, 2020.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder prevents him from obtaining and maintaining substantial gainful employment, and his chronic bronchitis is related to presumed military environmental exposure.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on a finding that the Veteran's GERD was caused by his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, IBS, a low back disability, left and right hand disabilities, a deviated septum, TBI, and headache condition due to the lack of evidence showing current diagnoses or a link to in-service events.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral foot pain, GERD, and a headache condition to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine with herniated nucleus pulposus.

The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder and left knee strain disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a gastrointestinal disability, finding no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between the conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the claims for revision of CUE in the December 2015 rating decision and granted service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder as secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's back disability and denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for acid reflux, as well as higher ratings for left and right femoral nerve radiculopathy. The Board also remanded several service connection claims.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for GERD from February 11, 2020, but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to that date. The claim for an increased rating for residuals of a traumatic brain injury with memory loss was remanded.