GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, remanding some issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a throat condition, gastrointestinal condition, psychiatric disorder, back condition, elbow conditions, foot pain, leg conditions, migraine headaches, penile condition, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of a current diagnosis or symptoms related to the claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the claims for other conditions due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and remanded the claims for periodic limb movement disorder, sleep condition, gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, upper respiratory disability, elevated blood pressure, elevated prostate condition, fatigue, right hip condition, dizziness, fainting, or loss of consciousness, pneumonia/dyspnea, and skin, malignant neoplasm.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the etiology of the condition, including whether it is related to active service or caused/aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal, requesting no further action on his service connection and increased rating claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, left foot disability, and right foot disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the claims for hypertension, prostate disorder, heart disorder, psychiatric disorder, diabetes, stomach disorder, and low back disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease to obtain further information regarding the Veteran's conditions.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on the Veteran's reported symptoms during and after service.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected PTSD and a 10 percent rating, but not higher, for GERD. The remaining issues were denied.

The Board denied an effective date prior to September 5, 2023, for a 100 percent rating for MDD and SMC based on housebound criteria. However, it granted service connection for right ear painful scar, right ear surgical scar, and sleep apnea with an effective date of November 30, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for GERD with reflux esophagitis and Schatzki's ring, finding that the Veteran's condition is due to his service-connected PTSD.

The veteran was granted a disability evaluation of 40 percent for ventral hernia from April 22, 2024 to May 19, 2024 and 60 percent from May 19, 2024. The other claims were denied.

The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability on the basis of aggravation.

The Board denied service connection for GERD with stricture of the esophagus, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder, but remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the matter to obtain a medical opinion addressing the severity of the Veteran's GERD, considering the effects of medications and determining the severity of symptoms in their absence.