GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for insomnia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and denied service connection for GERD, chronic fatigue syndrome, a Gulf War undiagnosed illness or MUCMI, and an earlier effective date for migraines.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and increased ratings for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeal for a compensable initial rating for COPD and scar of the left shoulder was withdrawn. Other appeals were denied.

The Board remands the service connection claim for GERD to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing secondary service connection.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain, diabetes as secondary to PTSD, and GERD as secondary to PTSD. The Veteran was also granted a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD effective December 3, 2020.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding private treatment records and an addendum opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a stomach condition, to include GERD, finding that the Veteran's current condition is etiologically related to his active-duty service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and asthma, to include as due to in-service herbicide exposure or as secondary to a service-connected condition, for additional development.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and a 40 percent rating for fibromyalgia, but denied service connection for hypertension, diverticulitis, and GERD.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, right hand arthritis, right wrist arthritis and CMC, and joint pain (other than right hand, right wrist, and bilateral knees), all claimed as due to the Veteran's Gulf War service.

The Board granted service connection for left hip strain and GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee sprain and right ankle sprain, but denied service connection for bilateral pes planus.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, IBS, migraines, and bilateral plantar fasciitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience, granting a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her service-connected GERD due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded claims for other disabilities due to a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for dry eye syndrome, facial scarring, GERD, and entitlement to individual unemployability.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and tobacco-use disorder.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for high cholesterol, hypertension, insomnia, thyroid disease, GERD, and gout due to an error by the agency of original jurisdiction in failing to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and headaches as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability, but denied service connection for a dental disability, jaw disability, hypertension, and TDIU. An effective date of December 18, 2020, was also granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for spinous fracture C-7, temporomandibular disorder, acid reflux, and carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board remands the claims for an initial increased disability rating in excess of 50 percent for insomnia disorder with mood disorder and depressive features, and service connection for GERD as secondary to residuals of prostate cancer.