GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

Service connection for tinnitus is denied. The claims for an increased rating for GERD and service connection for right shoulder disorder, right knee disorder, left hip disorder, ED, and a right hip disorder are remanded.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, finding it is related to the veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The veteran withdrew all claims on appeal, so the Board dismissed them.

The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to PTSD. The Veteran's GERD is aggravated by the service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's claim for a restoration of the 30 percent disability rating for GERD and IBS from November 1, 2022 was granted. The claims for asthma were denied.

The VA denied higher ratings for several conditions but granted a separate 10% rating for hallux valgus and 40% ratings for radiculopathy in both lower extremities starting from March 20, 2020. TDIU was also granted from the same date.,,,,,,,,The VA did not find new and relevant evidence to reopen claims for hypertension, tinnitus, or bilateral hearing loss.,,,,

The veteran's claim for service connection for a sinus condition is being readjudicated due to new evidence. Claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, GERD, higher ratings for asthma and PTSD, and skin conditions were denied.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating of GERD was granted, but the claim for service connection for right hip condition was remanded.

The appeal was dismissed because the veteran filed a higher-level review request and an appeal concurrently, which is not allowed.

The veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for hemorrhoids, a scar, and duodenal ulcer with GERD were denied. The claim for service connection for a stroke was remanded for further examination.

The veteran's claim for service connection of GERD secondary to their service-connected musculoskeletal conditions was granted.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, sleep apnea, and psychiatric disorders due to new and relevant evidence. The Board will consider whether these conditions are related to the veteran's service-connected disabilities or obesity.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating higher than 10 percent for GERD, stating that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board dismissed several claims for service connection and denied a compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction. The claim for kidney stones was remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions were denied. The claim for gastroesophageal reflux disease was remanded.

The veteran was granted a 30% rating for GERD and a 50% rating for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis with arthritis and gout of the feet. All other claims were denied.

The veteran's increased rating for GERD with hiatal hernia was granted from September 1, 2020. The decision is based on the evidence showing considerable impairment of health due to symptoms such as epigastric distress, pyrosis, regurgitation, substernal pain, sleep disturbance, and nausea.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and initial evaluations in excess of 10 percent for neck, back, right ankle disabilities, GERD with ulcerative colitis, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and DM II, secondary to PTSD with obesity as an intermediate step, are granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected GERD. The decision was based on the evidence showing that the veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.