GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD and a headache disorder to obtain new medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board denied service connection for dry eyes syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), erectile dysfunction (ED), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and a compensable rating for migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and a hiatal hernia as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, and the disorders are not otherwise etiologically related to active duty service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for GERD, finding that the claim was not received prior to June 09, 2023.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) as the evidence did not support a documented history of esophageal stricture(s) requiring daily medications to control dysphagia.

The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, an earlier effective date of March 14, 2022, for left upper extremity radiculopathy, and a 30 percent rating for that condition. The claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for COPD and GERD as secondary to a service-connected conduction system disease, due to insufficient evidence in existing medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for female sexual arousal disorder and gastroesophageal reflux disease, finding that both conditions were caused by medications prescribed for the Veteran's service-connected depression and fibromyalgia.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for GERD.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, a left knee condition, a right knee condition, a lumbar spine condition, left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, OSA, and ED as the evidence did not show that these conditions were related to active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a compensable rating for hypertension, and initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for chronic sinusitis. The GERD claim was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, anxiety, and hypertension. The low back pain issue was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, service connection for sinusitis, tension headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) also claimed as insomnia.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hypertension, both related to the NSAIDs prescribed for the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are granted a 50 percent rating, while sinusitis and allergic rhinitis remain at their current ratings. Service connection is granted for GERD and left wrist strain.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis, vertigo, migraine headaches, and gastroesophageal reflux disease due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's active-duty service. The claims for other conditions were remanded due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and various increased rating claims while granting a 30% disability evaluation for IBS with constipation, an effective date of November 12, 2021, for the award of a 20% rating for right shoulder instability, and a 10% rating for painful motion of the right knee.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for GERD and denied a compensable rating for chronic bronchitis. The remaining claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD and gastritis due to an error in providing notice of the right to a pre-decisional hearing.