GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for GERD and remanded the issue of entitlement to a higher initial rating.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including unspecified depressive disorder, right and left hand tremors, GERD, IBS, gastritis, chronic sinusitis, dermatosis of the arms, hands, and feet, bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral tinea pedis, and a lumbar spine disability. The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for TBI and a compensable rating for migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD and a skin condition to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and the claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for obstructive sleep apnea with asthma.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, major depression, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the probative evidence did not show a current disability.

The appeals for service connection for fibromyalgia, narcolepsy, multiple sclerosis, constipation, thoracolumbar myofascial trigger points, GERD, and blurred vision and diplopia were dismissed. The appeal for hypertension was readjudicated based on new evidence.

The Board granted service connection for liver cancer, diabetes mellitus, esophageal varices, and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver. The appeal for cirrhosis of the liver was dismissed due to a full and complete grant of benefits. Service connection for GERD and a gastrointestinal disorder was denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, to include GERD and gastritis, due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for service-connected GERD with eosinophilic esophagitis based on the Veteran's symptoms producing considerable impairment of health.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with persistent depressive disorder, resolving the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) prior to the Board's decision.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and pelvic floor disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a stomach disorder, diagnosed as GERD with dysphagia, finding the evidence to be in equipoise regarding its relation to active duty service.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request with respect to the rating decision issued on May 27, 2021.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for GERD with Barrett's esophagus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The appeal for service connection for headaches was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome as secondary to an acquired psychiatric condition, but denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and left hip strain. The initial ratings for left wrist tendonitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease were also denied.

The Board remands the appeal to obtain a new VA examination and addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's GERD, as the previous examinations did not adequately consider the ameliorative effects of the Veteran's medication.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was granted, while claims for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities were denied. Other claims were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected GERD/hiatal hernia with Barrett's esophagus, as the evidence did not show symptoms that produced or were capable of producing considerable or severe impairment of health.