GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board granted an increased rating of 30 percent for ulcerative colitis with GERD, effective February 17, 2015.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring sufficient medical opinions on whether the conditions are caused by Toxic Exposure Risk Activities (TERA) exposures.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and OSA, but granted service connection for chronic right wrist sprain, GERD secondary to PTSD, right sciatic pain secondary to lumbosacral strain, and recurrent bilateral ear infections.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disease, a low back condition to include intervertebral disc syndrome, and restless leg syndrome, all found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to ensure that due process is followed and there is a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claim.

The appeal seeking review of a proposed reduction in the evaluation of cervical strain from 30 percent to 10 percent was dismissed. Service connection for GERD was denied, and an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for sinusitis associated with TERA was granted.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of September 1, 2022, for the grant of service connection for acne, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, dry eye syndrome, GERD, and bilateral knee patella alta.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for service-connected GERD, effective December 7, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and obstructive sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and denied increased ratings for chronic sinusitis, bilateral plantar fasciitis with heel bone spurs, lumbar strain with IVDS, left knee limitation of flexion, and remanded claims for vertigo.

The Board granted entitlement to TDIU from January 23, 2015 to October 16, 2017 based on the aggregate impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluding substantially gainful employment. The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), finding the evidence persuasively weighs against any relationship to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for hiatal hernia (GERD) and stricture of esophagus (Barrett's esophagus) due to a lack of timely appeal.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected cholelithiasis, status-post cholecystectomy, with GERD.

The Board remands the matter to obtain a medical opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's GERD that discounts any ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder with major depression, pituitary microadenoma benign neoplasm with migraine headaches, and asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with assigned ratings of 70%, 50%, and 30% respectively. The claims for other conditions were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding a link to the Veteran's active-duty service. The claim for GERD was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to obtain additional medical opinions regarding its etiology, including whether it is related to service or caused/aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and increased the ratings for gastroesophageal reflux disease and migraine headaches. The appeal was dismissed in some cases, and certain issues were remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of May 27, 2021, for the award of separate ratings for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy but denied an earlier effective date for service connection for GERD. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.