GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for an effective date prior to December 15, 2016, for gastroesophageal reflux disease, a rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease, and service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy due to missing records.

The Board granted an increased disability rating of 60 percent for GERD and a 30 percent rating for chronic pharyngitis, effective from May 3, 2017.

The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions, including vision disability, allergies, and back pain, due to insufficient evidence of toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, pancreatitis, kidney disease, and Barrett's Esophagus as the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD and remanded the issue of service connection for a gastrointestinal disability other than GERD, to include viral gastroenteritis.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 30 percent disability rating for GERD with IBS, as it was determined that there was no factual basis to support an earlier effective date.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and the claim was dismissed.

The Board granted a 30 percent initial rating for GERD, effective November 22, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for calcific tendonitis of the left elbow, finding it had its onset during active service. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 30 percent increased disability rating for GERD and dismissed the appeal regarding the proposed reduction in the ovarian disorder. The PTSD issue was remanded for further examination.

The appeal regarding service connection for left and right lower extremity sciatica was dismissed as untimely, while other conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right foot disabilities.

The appeal for service connection for GERD, hypertension, and a right knee disability is remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and remanded the claim for COPD due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities. The claims for service connection for an eye condition, vertigo/dizziness, GERD/reflux, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, right wrist degenerative joint disease, left wrist degenerative joint disease, right knee osteoarthritis, left knee degenerative joint disease, a right foot condition, a left foot condition, and a right achilles tendon/ankle condition were denied. The claims for service connection for hypertensive heart disease/high blood pressure, sinusitis, headaches, allergic rhinitis, and a skin condition were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux syndrome due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to obtain an adequate medical opinion considering all possible theories of entitlement, including direct service connection and exposure to burn pits.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating for gastritis with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to obtain an addendum opinion on the severity of the Veteran's condition without the ameliorative effects of medication.

The appeal seeking readjudication of the previously denied claims for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy and vertigo, as well as the requests for readjudication of the previously denied claims for a left shoulder disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), erectile dysfunction (ED), bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer, bilateral eye pseudophakia, sinus disability, emphysema with left lung nodule, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), skin disability, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are dismissed. The request for readjudication of the previously denied claim for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy is granted in part as it was fully resolved by a June 2025 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address whether GERD is secondary to service-connected IBS and PTSD.