GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

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

Service connection for dermatophytosis, GERD, and chemical sensitivity was denied. An effective date of March 15, 2023, was granted for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, but an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent was denied. The claims for tremors and peripheral neuropathy were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher rating for GERD, concluding that the symptoms did not result in considerable impairment of health.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 60 percent rating for GERD, finding that the veteran's symptoms did not warrant such a rating before March 17, 2022.

Service connection for sinusitis was denied. The claims for GERD, allergic rhinitis, and bilateral pes planus were remanded for further consideration.

The veteran's claim for service connection for GERD, secondary to service-connected lumbosacral strain and migraine headaches, is granted.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, hemorrhoids, acid reflux/GERD, and a nervous stomach condition because the evidence did not show these conditions began during or were related to active service.

The Board remanded all issues to associate a missing document with the claims file.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD is granted. The Board found that the evidence supports a finding of service connection based on the Veteran's credible lay statements and the relative equipoise of the evidence.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of GERD was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran was granted a 70% rating for PTSD, a 30% rating for GERD, and a 30% rating for migraines. The veteran's claims for right hand strain, right knee issues, left hand disability, and right shoulder disability were denied. The veteran was granted service connection for left shoulder arthritis.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, thyroid cancer, and acid reflux disease. The Board needs more information about the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents or other toxins during his service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for GERD was granted, and a 30 percent disability rating was assigned.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for depressive disorder was denied. The veteran was granted a 30% rating for GERD and service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied higher ratings for cervical spinal stenosis and PTSD, dismissed the appeal for right lower extremity radiculopathy as moot, and remanded decisions on GERD and hypertension. The claim for an earlier effective date for right upper extremity radiculopathy was also denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for seborrheic dermatitis was granted, but claims for GERD, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and a higher rating for PTSD were denied.

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

The appeal for service connection of GERD is remanded. The Board needs more information about the Veteran's service at Ground Zero after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

The veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, GERD, and a skin condition were granted. The claim for a foot disability was denied.

The veteran's appeal for higher ratings for several service-connected conditions was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal and failed to appear for scheduled VA examinations.