GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for GERD, finding that the criteria for a higher rating were not met.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection of GERD and sinusitis to allow the veteran to undergo a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for asthma, GERD, residuals of total left knee replacement, residuals of bilateral hip replacement, and low back DISH syndrome. The Veteran's reports regarding the onset and development of these conditions during or shortly after his military service are considered credible.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance, as her service-connected conditions do not significantly impact her ability to perform functions of self-care.

The Veteran's GERD symptoms, including dysphagia, pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, substernal arm/shoulder pain, frequent sleep disturbances, and vomiting, have resulted in severe impairment of health for the entire period on appeal from July 28, 2010 to September 21, 2023. As a result, a disability rating of 60 percent is granted.

The veteran's appeal for chronic fatigue syndrome was dismissed. The veteran's ratings for lumbar degenerative arthritis and radiculopathy were restored to 20 percent. The veteran was granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD and special monthly compensation based on statutory housebound criteria.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for a digestive condition (including cholelithiasis and GERD) and for a compensable rating for hemorrhoids. The Board noted that additional evidence is needed, including medical examinations and opinions compliant with the PACT Act.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for several conditions, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the original 2012 rating decision.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating of GERD was granted, with an initial 30 percent rating assigned.

The appeals for service connection of GERD, CFS, and sleep apnea were dismissed because the February 2023 letter was not an adjudicatory action.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for right breast abscess was denied. Service connection was granted for GERD, right hip DJD, left hip bursitis with DJD, right knee DJD, left knee DJD, sinusitis, overactive bladder disability, tension headache disability, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability. Claims for CFS, heat exhaustion, hemorrhoids, irritable colon syndrome, and skin disability were denied.

The appeal for a higher rating of GERD was dismissed because the veteran withdrew their appeal.

The veteran is granted a rating for total disability based on individual unemployability due solely to service-connected PTSD and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status, effective February 1, 2022.

The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 70%. Other conditions were denied or remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals for pseudofolliculitis barbae and rhinitis. Service connection was denied for several conditions, including neurological damage in both legs, IBS, GERD, cervical spine disability, migraines, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, dry skin, erectile dysfunction, right knee disability, low back pain with arthritis and instability, and sinusitis. The appeals for left ankle disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, and HIV were remanded.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for GERD was granted. The Board found that the veteran's symptoms warranted a 60% rating due to severe impairment of health.

The Board remanded the claim for a higher rating of GERD to obtain a VA medical addendum opinion addressing the severity of the condition with and without medication.

The Board remanded the case to correct an error in evaluating the veteran's GERD. The VA needs to conduct a more thorough examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected GERD because the evidence did not show severe impairment of health.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal and restored a 60 percent rating for GERD, effective October 1, 2021.