GERD (acid reflux) decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the claims for GERD, coronary artery disease with stable angina, sleep apnea, and insomnia due to issues related to exposure during service.,Specifically, the Veteran's GERD is not considered service-connected as there is no evidence of its onset or relationship to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions including asthma, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, GERD, migraine headaches, diabetes, psychiatric disabilities (adjustment disorder, anxiety, and depression), PTSD, plantar fasciitis, left knee disability, and low back disability due to a lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD, as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, should be remanded due to inadequate VA opinions and a need for further examination.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to the lack of evidence showing a stressor event in service that caused the Veteran's condition.,Service connection was granted for GERD, with the Board finding it as likely as not that the condition began during service.

New and relevant evidence has been submitted to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claims for left knee, chronic fatigue syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, plantar fasciitis, and stomach disability (GERD). The claims are being remanded.

The Veteran's initial 10 percent disability rating for GERD and IBS is denied as the effective date cannot be prior to July 19, 2023 due to the date of service connection.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection under Chapter 17 due to a full grant of benefits for PTSD. The appeal is now remanded for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefit records.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed as moot because he is already receiving a 100% evaluation for his service-connected NHL, and there are no other disabilities independently rated at 60% or more. Additionally, the evidence does not show that he requires aid and attendance due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of all pending claims.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as it is related to his military service.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of August 9, 2023 for the Veteran's service-connected IBS with GERD and has denied a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board denied an effective date prior to July 17, 2023 for the grant of service connection for GERD and also denied a higher initial rating for GERD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion for his claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his service-connected GERD is remanded due to deficiencies in the record existing prior to the AOJ decision, specifically regarding the ameliorative effects of medication on his disability.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for a back disability was denied. The claim for service connection for residuals of gastroenteritis, including IBS and GERD, was granted.

The Veteran's GERD and esophagitis are currently rated as noncompensable, while his partial gastrectomy is also rated as noncompensable.,The Veteran's service-connected hypoglycemia secondary to the partial gastrectomy has not been properly addressed.

The Board granted an effective date of October 25, 2021 for a 50% rating for headaches and service connection for lateral epicondylitis of the left and right elbows. The claim for GERD was remanded as there is no evidence prior to February 8, 2023 that met the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's cervical strain is directly related to his military service. His HTN, CKD, GERD, left and right leg varicose veins, OSA, and right knee arthritis are all secondary to his service-connected disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted with effective dates of September 25, 2021. The Board has found the Veteran's headaches meet the criteria for a 30% rating and his neurocardiogenic syncope warrants a 60% rating as of January 30, 2023. Other claims have been remanded.

The Veteran's GERD symptoms, including pain, vomiting, and sleep disturbances, have been rated at 60 percent since November 2, 2021.