GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's gastrointestinal (GI) disability, which includes GERD and irritable colon syndrome.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral flat feet, low back disability, left wrist disorder, and GERD. The Board also remanded claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and TDIU.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including back, knee, foot, and ankle conditions, as well as TBI, neurological disorder, sleep apnea, respiratory complaints, asthma, GERD, anxiety, PTSD, and other related conditions. The Board also granted an initial 10 percent rating for left hip strain with painful limited extension and denied a compensable rating for the same condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to ensure a complete record and due process, including consideration of additional evidence.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for GERD as it finds that the AOJ did not adequately develop theories of service connection raised by the Veteran's representative.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for skin disorder, psychiatric disorders, gastrointestinal disease, sleep disturbance disorder, and neurological disorder to ensure proper development of evidence related to toxic exposure during military service.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to evaluate the nature and severity of the Veteran's GERD throughout the entire period on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension. The claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and other conditions were denied or remanded.

The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for GERD with irritable bowel syndrome, but no higher.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) solely due to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The Board denied the claims for higher ratings and service connection, granted a 10 percent rating for a residual scar, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, GERD, and a skin disability due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of current disabilities or functional impairment.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for further development.

The Veteran's GERD has been granted a 30 percent disability rating.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected gastroparesis with GERD and with constipation and history of hiatal hernia, resolving the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include an anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, is rated at 70 percent from September 1, 2021, due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include an anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, is rated at 70 percent from September 1, 2021, but no more.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease to obtain additional medical opinions addressing causation and aggravation.