GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and ED as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, and an initial 30 percent rating for GERD.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for GERD from June 12, 2020, to present and a 30 percent rating for migraines prior to January 2, 2018, while denying an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for GERD prior to that date.

The Board granted the appeal to reinstate a 60 percent disability rating for gastroesophageal reflux disorder, residuals status post Nissen fundoplication to include gastric ulcer/paresophageal hernia (GERD), effective November 1, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer.

The Board granted effective dates of July 28, 2011, for the award of service connection for Meniere's disease and GERD/hiatal hernia, and June 12, 2014, for sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, and hypertension to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the April 2024 AOJ rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for a broken nose, deviated septum, low back disability, left foot numbness, right foot numbness, sinus disability, left elbow and forearm disability, left knee disability, and right shoulder strain. Service connection was granted for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and left hamstring strain. The Board also denied an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with residuals of a traumatic brain injury, an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches, an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for fibromyalgia, and an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability as a result of service-connected disabilities prior to December 1, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, and remanded the claims for tinnitus, GERD, obstructive sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, low back disability, left lower extremity pain and numbness, and right lower extremity pain and numbness.

The Board granted an initial compensable rating of 10 percent for GERD and bilateral hearing loss, effective June 29, 2021, but remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for GERD, chronic fatigue syndrome, migraine, including migraine variants, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder as part and parcel of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder.

The claims for service connection for GERD, a disorder of the shoulders, and disability of the left index finger, including trigger finger, are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and earlier effective dates for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and deviated nasal septum (DNS), dating the claims back to March 1995.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD and COPD to obtain a more detailed VA medical opinion, as the previous opinions were found inadequate.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence of current disabilities related to his service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease to correct multiple pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD as the Veteran's condition had not manifested considerable impairment of health.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee injury, but remanded the claim for skin rash due to a need for further development.

The Board remands the claim for an examination to determine the Veteran's level of functioning without the use of medication for his GERD.