GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board granted a higher initial rating of 30 percent for the service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) from December 1, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, cervicogenic headaches, right wrist sprain, left elbow disability, right knee degenerative arthritis and right knee strain, and left knee strain. However, it denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type I, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension, and remanded claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, right forearm carpal tunnel syndrome, left forearm CTS, a right elbow disability, and a left wrist disability.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) on a secondary basis, as both conditions are proximately due to or the result of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for GERD, migraine headaches, IBS, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for maxillary sinusitis, and service connection for chronic bronchitis, bronchiolitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to a duty to assist error in not obtaining adequate VA examinations.

The Board denied increased ratings for tension headaches with migraine variants and lumbosacral strain with retrolisthesis, compression fracture L1 and degenerative disc disease, but granted a 20 percent rating for left ankle tendonitis status post fracture. The Board also granted service connection for a left knee disorder as secondary to the service-connected conditions and for gastroesophageal reflux disease and cervical spine disorder.

The Board granted an initial 60 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's GERD more nearly approximated recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal pain, and other symptoms productive of severe impairment of health without the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this claim.

The Board denied service connection for acne, GERD, left Achilles tendonitis, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and denied higher ratings for various service-connected conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome, headache, shoulder disability, allergic rhinitis, tremors, dermatitis, and scars.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and tension headaches based on in-service onset.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for GERD, to include as secondary to PTSD with TBI.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) under the PACT Act, but remanded the claim for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).

The Board granted an initial 60 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on the Veteran's symptoms of pain, vomiting, and other symptom combinations productive of severe impairment of health.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and IBS based on aggravation by the Veteran's service-connected hypertension. The claims for peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities were remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) during a Board hearing.

The appeal was partially denied and partially remanded, with some claims granted and others denied.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for GERD prior to December 29, 2014, as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet or approximate having two or more symptoms of persistently recurring epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal or arm or shoulder pain, nor were they productive of considerable impairment of health.