GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the regular need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied a compensable rating for migraine headaches prior to May 16, 2024, and denied service connection for gastritis. The claims for GERD and sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for various conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, left hip condition, GERD, irritable bowel syndrome, back condition, right knee condition, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot/toe conditions.

The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and migraine headaches, including as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and an initial increased rating of 70 percent, but no higher, for PTSD. Bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for TBI and service connection for cervical spine strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease, as well as remanded a claim for service connection for GERD.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for chronic diarrhea and GERD, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.

The Board denied an effective date prior to July 6, 2022, for the award of service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for service connection for H. pylori, gastritis, and GERD.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for GERD with achalasia, but no higher.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent evaluation for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The veteran's appeal requests were denied as they were not timely filed within one year of the respective rating decisions, and no good cause was shown for the late filings.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability was granted a 100 percent rating, and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate was also granted from March 31, 2011.

The Board denied the request to readjudicate the claim for service connection for an upper and lower stomach condition other than GERD due to the lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis, increased ratings for multiple sclerosis and GERD, and an increased rating for a left ankle disability to obtain additional VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, remanding some issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a throat condition, gastrointestinal condition, psychiatric disorder, back condition, elbow conditions, foot pain, leg conditions, migraine headaches, penile condition, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of a current diagnosis or symptoms related to the claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the claims for other conditions due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and remanded the claims for periodic limb movement disorder, sleep condition, gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, upper respiratory disability, elevated blood pressure, elevated prostate condition, fatigue, right hip condition, dizziness, fainting, or loss of consciousness, pneumonia/dyspnea, and skin, malignant neoplasm.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the etiology of the condition, including whether it is related to active service or caused/aggravated by a service-connected disability.