GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's initial rating for GERD was reduced from 10% to 0%, effective February 17, 2024. The Board finds this reduction improper and restores the original 10% rating.,The Veteran is entitled to an increased initial rating of 30% for her GERD.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an additional VA examination to discount the ameliorative effects of medication on the Veteran's GERD with Barrett's esophagus.

The Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 60 percent for CAD, status post CABG, is denied prior to February 18, 2025. From February 18, 2025, the Veteran's condition warrants a 60 percent rating based on METs testing showing heart failure symptoms at a workload of 3.1-5.0 METs. The claim for GERD is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring an additional VA examination to determine if the Veteran's GERD is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as they relate to his service-connected other specified depressive disorder. The case is therefore being remanded for these purposes.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD, effective January 29, 2021.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as it is found that obesity, a service-connected condition, was a substantial factor in causing or aggravating his GERD.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for GERD due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology and aggravation of the condition. The Veteran's GERD is secondary to his PTSD, but there are conflicting opinions on whether the GERD was caused or aggravated by the service-connected disability.

The Veteran's GERD-IBS condition is granted an increased disability evaluation to 30 percent from May 16, 2022.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that it is secondary to his service-connected depressive disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's eligibility for enrollment in VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to her not requiring personal care services for a minimum of six continuous months based on an inability to perform one or more activities of daily living, a need for supervision or protection, or a need for regular or extensive instruction without which the ability to function in daily life would be seriously impaired.

The Board granted a disability evaluation of 30 percent for hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding the Veteran's symptoms, including persistent vomiting and substernal pain, amounted to considerable impairment of health.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including depression, OSA, IBS, foot disorders, joint pain, muscle pain, asthma, headaches, eye disorders, ear disorder, sinus disorder, heart disorder, angina, and GERD. The Board found no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's appeal for effective date prior to July 19, 2023 for the award of service connection for GERD and IBS has been dismissed as withdrawn by his attorney representative.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for GERD was dismissed because her Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was not timely filed.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's PTSD, effective April 15, 2019. The Veteran is denied entitlement to a TDIU based solely on his PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for herpes was denied, and his GERD with IBS received a 30 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's radicular pain, hypoesthesia, and paresthesia of the right upper extremity is granted as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine condition. His rating for bony bridging posteriorly involving the C4, C5, and C6 with degenerative arthritis of the spine is also granted at 30 percent effective February 28, 2023.

The Veteran's IBS with GERD is rated at a 30 percent rating, effective from the date of the April 2017 rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 10% rating for GERD prior to December 15, 2016 was denied as the Board found that it is not factually ascertainable that his symptoms warranted such a rating prior to that date.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10% for GERD was also denied. The Board determined that his symptoms did not result in considerable impairment of health, and thus did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.