GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, a deviated septum, and GERD as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder. The claim for hypothyroidism was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, OSA, a cervical spine disability, and a thyroid disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for duodenal ulcer with peptic ulcer disease to include GERD from May 19, 2024, but denied an increased rating prior to that date.

The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) from July 28, 2024, but denied a higher rating. The Board also denied an increased rating for hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for a 40 percent disability rating for digestive disability and a 20 percent disability rating for left knee disability, as there was no legal or factual basis to support an earlier effective date.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, a left knee disability, and a right knee disability as there was no evidence of an in-service disease or injury related to these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and remanded the claims for bilateral ankle, knee, hip, headache, and lower back conditions due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, GERD, and sinusitis, with an initial rating of 10 percent for sinusitis effective August 5, 2021.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as it had already been granted in full, and denied a rating higher than 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia and gastroduodenitis. The claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a stomach disorder, HTN, and a heart condition due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and gastroesophageal reflux disease to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypothyroidism to correct an error by the AOJ to satisfy its duty to assist the Veteran under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A.

The appeal for an earlier effective date of October 16, 2018, for the initial grant of service connection for diverticulitis was dismissed as the Veteran effectively expressed satisfaction with this date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence to support a causal relationship between his conditions and military service or that his conditions are more severe than currently rated.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximate the criteria for a 30 percent rating.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD, but no higher. The Veteran's PTSD was characterized by depression and anxiety, feeling on edge, hypervigilance, compulsive behaviors that affect function, flattened affect, chronic sleep impairment, weekly panic attacks, disturbances of motivation and mood, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, and an inability to maintain effective relationships.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux disease, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease, but remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type 2 and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy.

The Board denied service connection for diverticulosis, GERD, and hiatal hernia as the evidence did not show a link to an in-service disease or injury.