GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for GERD, pain of the cervical and cervicothoracic regions, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but denied a compensable disability rating for right ear hearing loss, service connection for left ear hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia, resolving any doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for chronic frontal/ethmoid sinusitis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other claims were denied.

The Veteran's service connection for GERD was granted, while the claims for a low back disability and increased ratings for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress with bruxism were denied. The rating for the psychiatric condition was increased to 70 percent effective May 10, 2024.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for GERD and service connection for a dental disability, including receding gum line with gum grafting dental procedure and frenectomy, for compensation purposes.

The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and remanded the claim for traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board denied service connection for left cervical radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, and a compensable rating for Hashimoto thyroiditis. The Veteran's asthma, non-allergic rhinitis, and right shoulder scars were rated as initially granted or denied based on the evidence of record.

The appeal for the issue of entitlement to a rating higher than 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia and gastritis is dismissed, while an earlier effective date of September 5, 2020, for the grant of service connection for anxiety disorder associated with GERD with hiatal hernia and gastritis is granted.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus (DM II), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as they are not related to the Veteran's service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from July 15, 2014 to June 12, 2019. Service connection for renal cysts and other conditions was denied.

The Board remands multiple issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions for further development and adjudication.

The Board granted an effective date of November 2, 2018, for the grant of service connection for GERD.

The Board dismissed all issues as a matter of law due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's February 2023 VA Form 10182s, which attempted to concurrently elect multiple review options.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to his service-connected sleep apnea, due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability.

The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as it was not caused by or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings, except for restoring a 30 percent disability rating for right knee strain and a 20 percent disability rating for left knee strain.

The Board denied entitlement to a TDIU prior to April 15, 2011, as the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantial gainful employment.

The Board granted an effective date of December 21, 2021, for the award of a 10 percent rating for GERD and remanded other issues related to GERD, PTSD, and service connection.

The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and irritable bowel syndrome as there is no evidence that these conditions began during active military service or otherwise resulted from active military service.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for anxiety due to a concurrent election of review options, denied service connection for GERD, and remanded the claim for lumbosacral strain for further evidence.