GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, and CFS. The Veteran's hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy, shoulder disability, knee meniscal tear, knee limitation of extension, knee scars, GERD, allergic rhinitis, asthma, and PTSD were also not rated higher than their current levels.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, migraine headaches, and gastroesophageal reflux disease to correct an error by the AOJ to satisfy its duty to assist (DTA) the claimant under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A.

The Board granted an effective date of January 21, 2022, for the award of service connection for PTSD and a rating of 10 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve) effective December 20, 2022.

The case is remanded for further development, including an in-person examination to evaluate the severity of the Veteran's service-connected chronic gastritis and GERD.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right foot disability, as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The appeals for service connection of prostate cancer, diabetes, GERD, and hypertension were dismissed due to the RO's subsequent grant of these conditions.

The Board restored the 10 percent rating for GERD, denied increased ratings for other conditions, and remanded service connection claims.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's request for higher-level review of effective dates being improperly denied by VA.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy, remanded claims for increased ratings for knee and spine disabilities, and remanded claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, sleep apnea, and GERD.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and GERD on a secondary basis, but denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for bilateral hip pain, DEA benefits, and other issues.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD from September 22, 2020, but no higher. The appeal for TDIU and service connection claims were denied or dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and erectile dysfunction as additional medical evidence is needed to address whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and GERD as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability in either case.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it as likely as not that the Veteran's tinnitus is a result of his service. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, GERD, and lumbosacral strain on a direct basis. A 30 percent initial rating was also granted for migraines including migraine variants.

The appeal seeking restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for GERD with IBS was denied as the evidence showed an actual improvement in the condition.

The Board granted service connection for right and left wrist disabilities manifested by pain, but dismissed the appeal for service connection for GERD.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis based on presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during the Veteran's service in Afghanistan. The claims for headaches and GERD were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for right hip, right knee, right ankle, hyposmia, and GERD disabilities to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disabilities resulting from a September 2013 VA gastric sleeve surgery due to insufficient rationale in the medical opinions and unaddressed evidence that the gastric leak may have been present in December 2013. The TDIU claim was remanded as inextricably intertwined with the § 1151 claim pending its resolution.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including sleep apnea, knee and back issues, neck strain, shin splints, shoulder strain, sinusitis, rhinitis, GERD, penile condition, and bilateral flatfoot.