GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and toxic exposures during service.

The Veteran's GERD was granted a 60 percent rating from June 23, 2020, as the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether it met or more nearly approximated severe impairment of health during that period.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and sleep apnea, but remanded the claim for breathing problems due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a higher rating for PTSD, and the reduction in rating for lumbosacral strain. The claims for service connection for GERD, erectile dysfunction, headaches, and higher ratings for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy were remanded.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service or caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), which is presumed to have begun during active service.

The Board remands the case to obtain a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of GERD, as there were complaints of symptoms in June 2021 prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the 100 percent disability rating for PTSD prior to February 1, 2023, and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and a 10 percent rating for GERD, effective May 19, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for gastritis with GERD and interstitial lung disease (ILD), to include a right lung nodule, based on the Veteran's exposure to environmental hazards during his Persian Gulf War service.

The Board granted an effective date of July 18, 2018, for the award of service connection for a psychiatric disability and a 30 percent rating for GERD, while denying service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome, remanding claims for service connection for right and left ankle disorders and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and schedule an in-person examination.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on the Veteran's competent and credible lay statements regarding symptoms during and after service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The appeals for an increased rating and earlier effective date for residual surgical scars were dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion that fully considers the combined effects of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including any side effects from medications.

The Board granted initial disability ratings of 30 percent for GERD, and increased ratings to 20 percent from September 10, 2024, for left and right knee limitations of extension. The TDIU was also granted.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from September 22, 2007 to December 18, 2015 due to the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to obtain a new addendum medical opinion that addresses the deficiencies in the previous opinions.

The Board grants service connection for GERD with hiatal hernia, as the evidence shows that it manifested during service and is related to service. The other issues are remanded for further development.