GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The veteran's GERD is found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected residuals of an epigastric hernia, and thus service connection for GERD secondary to service-connected residuals of an epigastric hernia is granted.

The Board finds that gastroesophageal reflux disease and irritable bowel syndrome are likely related to the veteran's honorable active service, warranting service connection.

The veteran's stomach disorder, including prepyloric ulcerations, erosion, hernia, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), is service connected as secondary to medications used for his service-connected left knee disorder.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims of entitlement to an increased rating for chronic adjustment disorder, service connection for hypertension and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The veteran's claims for service connection for acid reflux and an initial compensable rating for uterine fibroid tumors are being remanded due to the need for additional development of her medical records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss, heart condition (claimed as a murmur), GERD, and irritable bowel syndrome were not incurred or aggravated by service. The vision impairment is considered to be a refractive error.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his hiatal hernia disability is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The veteran's case is being remanded for further development due to the need for additional information from her former employer regarding her medical leave.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of her service-connected disabilities and obtain relevant medical records.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under VA rating criteria.

The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), effective from the day after his retirement from service.

The Board has granted service connection for IBS and GERD, finding that the veteran's current GI disability is at least as likely as not related to his in-service symptoms.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diverticulosis and gastroesophageal reflux disease, finding no medical evidence linking these conditions to his hookworm infection during service.

The veteran's service connection claim for GERD, ulcer, and H. Pylori is granted. The appeal for a higher rating for migraine headaches is granted to a 30 percent disability rating. The appeal for a higher rating for bilateral hallux valgus with degenerative arthritis is denied. The appeal for a higher rating for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis is denied.

The veteran's stomach disability is granted secondary to medication used for his service-connected myofascial pain syndrome. His lumbosacral spine condition warrants a 40 percent rating, and the cervical and dorsal spine conditions are each rated at 10 percent.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his GERD with duodenitis, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of various gastrointestinal conditions, depression secondary to prostate cancer, residuals of an ankle fracture, and deviated septum. The reduction in rating for prostate cancer from 100% to 20% was found to be appropriate.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for left leg varicosities, right hip tendonitis, hematuria, and EKG ST changes. The veteran's hypertension and GERD are currently rated as noncompensably disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disability and a digestive disability, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux disease, and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine. The effective date for a 50% disability evaluation for headaches as a manifestation of anxiety neurosis was set at March 20, 2003.