GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hiatal hernia, GERD, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for a right eye disorder and remanded several other issues, while granting restoration of the 30 percent evaluation for migraines effective from April 5, 2023.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD, as the evidence did not support a finding of recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia or pyrosis, nor substernal, arm, or shoulder pain productive of considerable impairment to health.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and a higher initial disability rating, as well as the claim for special home adaptation.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected GERD based on the symptoms of pyrosis and vomiting sensation, which have not been productive of considerable impairment of health.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims, and the appeals for service connection and rating are dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to obtain an adequate medical opinion, specifically addressing whether the Veteran's GERD is related to his active service or toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding relevant VA treatment records and a need for a clarifying opinion regarding the skin disability claim.

The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent but no higher for the Veteran's service-connected GERD, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of considerable impairment of health.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for service-connected migraine and an increased rating for service-connected GERD to obtain adequate VA medical opinions that consider the Veteran's lay statements and evaluate the severity of his conditions while discounting any ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for GERD with gastritis and a 10 percent rating for hypertension, while remanding the claims for service connection for a recurrent left shoulder disability and leg scar residuals.

The Board granted a 20 percent evaluation for the Veteran's right knee meniscal injury and remanded several service connection claims.

The Veteran's GERD is granted a 30 percent evaluation, but no higher. The other issues are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for GERD with hiatal hernia and gastrointestinal, but remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevents her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and she has met the threshold minimum percentage requirements for a TDIU. Additionally, she is entitled to special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's GERD with gastritis as it did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for GERD and denied service connection for COPD, sinus condition, hypertension, urinary frequency, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and chronic constipation (claimed as irritable bowel syndrome) based on the aggravation of these conditions by a service-connected psychiatric disability.