GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, but granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and GERD with hiatal hernia, effective from December 5, 2017. The claims for chronic fatigue, herpes simplex, enteritis, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and a low back disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeals concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions and a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) for aid and attendance are dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a low back disability, facial scars, GERD, hypertension, nerve disorders of the lower extremities, shoulder disabilities, OSA, TMJ, tooth disorder, and voiding dysfunction, as there was no evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there is no evidence that it is related to his active duty service.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder and unspecified depressive disorder effective March 3, 2021, and a 30 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease from January 26, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable evaluation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), helicobacter pylori infection, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and hemorrhoids to obtain further medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, GERD, and a heart disability as secondary to the Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The claim of entitlement to a TDIU is moot.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD and gastritis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a VA medical opinion that considers the service-connected PTSD and applies the legal standards and holding in Spicer v. McDonough, 61 F.4th 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2023).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for service connection for GERD, to include on a secondary basis and under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board denied increased ratings for cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, and GERD disabilities and remanded claims for service connection of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, residuals of hernia repair, double vision, deviated septum, temporomandibular pain syndrome (TPS), and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities.

The appeals for service connection and rating of various conditions were dismissed due to untimely filing of the VA Form 10182 within one year of the respective rating decisions, with no good cause shown.

The Board denied service connection for gallstones, left eye disability, right eye disability, sinusitis, asbestos exposure, GERD, back disability, neck disability, and right ear hearing loss. The claims for left ear hearing loss, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, sleep apnea, and a cervical spine disability. The claim for a migraine headache disability was remanded for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of November 17, 2019, for service connection for cervical strain and lumbosacral strain but remanded the other issues.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain with degenerative disc disease, right shoulder tendinopathy, and left shoulder condition. The claims for right upper extremity radiculopathy as secondary to a cervical strain were also granted. However, the claim for left upper extremity radiculopathy and gastroesophageal reflux disease were denied.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and service connection for GERD, a headache disability, and obstructive sleep apnea due to duty-to-assist errors.