GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on the persuasive evidence of a current disability and in-service symptoms, despite incomplete service treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD and OSA to obtain additional evidence and opinions.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis. The decision was based on the need to obtain outstanding private treatment records and conduct a new VA examination.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for the right ankle and service connection for right ear hearing loss and pulmonary lung disability. All other issues were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating of GERD was granted, and the claim for service connection for hearing loss was remanded for further review.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for IBS and higher ratings for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and IBS were denied. Service connection for GERD was granted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating of 30 percent for GERD was granted. The Board found that the symptoms cause considerable impairment of health.

The veteran's claim for a 60% rating for GERD, effective March 26, 2021, has been granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability was readjudicated due to new evidence. Other claims, including those for left elbow, hand, shoulder, thigh, ankle, right elbow disabilities, cataracts, hypertension, diabetes, GERD, and chronic kidney disease were denied. The claim for a right knee disability was remanded.

The appeal for service connection of GERD was dismissed because the initial decision did not adjudicate the issue on its merits and additional development was pending. The Veteran later received a 10% rating for GERD.

The veteran's effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits is granted as of January 8, 2020.

The veteran's appeal for a 60% rating for GERD was granted. The Board found that the veteran's symptoms meet the criteria for this rating.

The appeal for gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was denied. The veteran was granted a 30% rating for tension headaches and a 10% rating for irritable bowel syndrome with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Other claims were remanded.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's GERD, which is currently rated at 30 percent. The decision was based on the evidence showing that the veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for GERD were denied. The claims for service connection for chronic bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, basal cell carcinoma, and TDIU were remanded.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for MDD and GERD was denied. The veteran was granted a higher rating for MDD but not for GERD.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder (UDD) caused or aggravated his GERD. The Board granted entitlement to service connection for GERD as secondary to UDD.

Service connection for rhinitis and GERD was granted, but denied for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied an increased rating for degenerative disc disease with lumbosacral strain.