GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and dismissed the appeal seeking a higher rating for a low-back condition. The claim for service connection for GERD was remanded.

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

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including hyperlipidemia, bilateral severe cataracts, a skin condition, urine dysfunction, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, cardiac issues, GERD as secondary to PTSD, rectal polyps and bleeding as secondary to GERD, erectile dysfunction as secondary to moderate depression, and bilateral lower peripheral vascular disease as secondary to hyperlipidemia.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral arm disability, back disability, GERD, neck disability, bilateral leg disability, bilateral foot disability, sleep apnea, headache disability, sinusitis, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, GERD, and sinusitis.

The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on the Veteran's reported symptoms of severe impairment of health.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD and a back disability due to the need for additional medical evidence.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as remanded a claim for service connection for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, GERD, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board granted a disability rating of 60 percent for prostatitis and remanded the claims for service connection for diverticulitis, dermatitis, and GERD due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and hemorrhoids with bleeding colon polyps, headaches with blurred vision, thoracic cervicalgia, as well as initial ratings for right and left hip strains and chronic kidney disease due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.

The appeals for service connection for IBS with constipation and right and left sides abdominal pain, chronic URIs, and GERD were dismissed due to a concurrent election of administrative review options.

The Board denied service connection for acid reflux and remanded the claim for sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for GERD and IBS, as well as higher ratings for these conditions. The claims for a disability rating higher than 30 percent for service-connected GERD and IBS and TDIU prior to February 2, 2023, were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to obtain private medical records from Sentara Family Medicine/Bayside Family Practice.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to obtain a new examination as the previous one was based on an inaccurate factual premise.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of GERD to correct a duty to assist error, as an adequate medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's GERD was not obtained.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that the evidence shows symptom combinations productive of severe impairment of health.