GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's GERD symptoms, including heartburn, nausea, substernal pain, regurgitation, sleep disturbance, and reflux, are productive of considerable impairment of health. The Board has granted a 60 percent disability rating for the service-connected GERD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, right hip disability, foot plantar fasciitis, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy have been dismissed as the issues were not properly adjudicated in the initial decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal conditions and GERD with abdominal pain due to a lack of adequate medical opinions regarding direct service connection. The AOJ must provide additional examinations to determine if these conditions are related to her active-duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach condition, to include GERD, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's GERD with Barrett's esophagus has been rated 10 percent from December 23, 2023. The Board is remanding the case to consider the severity of his GERD without considering the ameliorative effects of his medications.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all six service connection claims, including erectile dysfunction, GERD, insomnia, IBS, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's GERD has been rated at a 10 percent since October 2019. The Board granted an increased rating to 30 percent, effective from the date of service connection.

The Veteran is seeking earlier effective dates for service connection for IBS with GERD and asthma, which were initially denied in the September 1995 rating decision. The Board has determined that these claims have not been addressed by the RO.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD on both a direct and secondary basis, finding no evidence to support a link between her GERD and either her in-service exposure or her service-connected OSA.

The Board has determined that the VA examination and medical opinion provided are inadequate for adjudication, and thus remands the case to conduct a new examination and obtain an updated medical opinion.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for voiding dysfunction, GERD, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), effective from April 1, 2020. The decision found that the Veteran's symptoms of persistent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal or arm/shoulder pain, have resulted in considerable impairment of health.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for GERD with IBS and functional dyspepsia is dismissed because it was already pending at the Board when he filed a new claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection was denied in August 2006, and an effective date earlier than March 10, 2017, is not warranted as the Veteran did not file a valid claim prior to that date.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to address service connection and rating issues, including OSA, headaches, heart disability, GERD, right foot achilles disability, and hypertension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back and neck conditions are not related to her active duty service, but has remanded for further examination regarding her bilateral shoulder conditions, knee conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, and GERD.

The Board has found that the Veteran's hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease and Barrett's esophagus warrants a remand for further examination to determine the current level of severity. The claim for a separate rating for scars is denied as there is no evidence of unstable or painful scars meeting the criteria for a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 7804.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and thus grants service connection for GERD on a secondary basis.