GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022 for service connection for allergic rhinitis and a 30 percent initial disability rating for GERD.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, allergic rhinitis, and diabetes as secondary to relapsing polychondritis. It also granted earlier effective dates for the right thumb disability and polychondritis claims.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, gastrointestinal disability, sleep apnea, skin disability, Dupuytren's contracture, and Peyronie's disease, is remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a gastrointestinal disability, to include GERD and/or hiatal hernia, as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or that these conditions were otherwise related to his active duty service.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for GERD, effective July 29, 2021.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for IBS with GERD from July 16, 2021.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD and eosinophilic esophagitis to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, with the claim for sleep apnea being remanded.

The Board granted service connection for secondary gastroesophageal reflux disease and gastric ulcer, but denied a higher rating for bilateral tinnitus. The claims for increased ratings for irritable bowel syndrome with gastritis and pseudofolliculitis barbae were remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, entitling him to special monthly compensation.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 30, 2022, for the award of a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder, and amphetamine-type substance induced psychotic disorder with severe amphetamine use disorder (psychiatric disorder), but denied an earlier effective date for tinnitus and service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and an earlier effective date for service connection for GERD.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on the Veteran's report of symptoms having onset in service, supported by service treatment records and VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral carotid artery stenosis, cervical disc disease, thoracolumbar disc disease, Lewy body dementia with depression, sleep apnea, and others.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for extraschedular referral for consideration of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected gastritis, hiatal hernia, and gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and multiple claims for service connection were remanded due to missing or unavailable service treatment records.

The Veteran was granted a 50 percent initial rating for her service-connected endometriosis and a 30 percent rating for her gastrointestinal disability, both effective from specific dates in 2018.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 1, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and remanded the claims for service connection for IBS, sinusitis, and an initial compensable rating for rhinitis.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension, blurred vision, GERD, and a higher rating for duodenal ulcer disability was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to file a timely substantive appeal.