GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the claim for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to insufficient evidence.

The appeal for service connection for GERD is dismissed as the March 2025 rating decision granted the benefit in full. The issues of service connection for hypertension and an eye condition are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a mental health condition and remanded the evaluation of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and GERD, but denied service connection for high blood pressure / hypertension. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for sinus headaches.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic headaches and denied staged initial ratings for GERD, rated 10 percent prior to August 10, 2022, and rated as 30 percent, with irritable bowel syndrome, from August 10, 2022.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD and for a compensable rating for pharyngitis was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) effective January 1, 2023.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and higher rating was dismissed due to a concurrent election of review options.

The Board granted service connection for asthma under the PACT Act and denied a higher initial rating for allergic rhinitis. The other issues of entitlement to service connection for chronic sinusitis, GERD, and migraine headaches were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of GERD to obtain an addendum opinion from a clinician.

The Veteran's GERD condition was granted a 30 percent evaluation, effective October 7, 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and an increased rating for GERD, and remanded the claim for service connection for gallstones/cholelithiasis with gallbladder removal.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for GERD and IBS with GERD based on the PACT Act.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected GERD, as the evidence showed considerable impairment of health due to recurrent epigastric distress, reflux, sleep disturbance, nausea, vomiting, and substernal pain.

The Board denied service connection for an undiagnosed illness characterized by pain of the shoulders, knees, fingers, and toes (claimed as fibromyalgia) prior to August 10, 2022, and for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, cervical spine disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, disorder of the shoulders, and disability of the left index finger, including trigger finger, as they did not initially manifest during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for GERD and IBS to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's GERD had its onset during his active-duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, including lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, right knee disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, bilateral hearing loss, sciatica and lumbar radiculopathy, sleep apnea, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.