GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Veteran's earlier effective date for the 60 percent evaluation of GERD was granted, as he continuously pursued his claim and met the criteria for an increase in disability since March 25, 2020.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for GERD with chronic diarrhea, headache disorder, and right shoulder strain and bicipital tendonitis. The claim for a compensable rating for right ring finger distal phalanx fracture and degenerative arthritis was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and a gastrointestinal disability, to include gastritis, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's GERD was granted a 60 percent disability rating, and the June 15, 2020 VA Form 10182 for service connection claims was accepted as timely due to good cause shown.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, requiring additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for hypertension and gastroesophageal disability (GERD) as there was no evidence showing an in-service event, disease or injury, and no nexus between those events and the current disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and ED as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, and an initial 30 percent rating for GERD.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for GERD from June 12, 2020, to present and a 30 percent rating for migraines prior to January 2, 2018, while denying an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for GERD prior to that date.

The Board granted the appeal to reinstate a 60 percent disability rating for gastroesophageal reflux disorder, residuals status post Nissen fundoplication to include gastric ulcer/paresophageal hernia (GERD), effective November 1, 2019.

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

The Board granted effective dates of July 28, 2011, for the award of service connection for Meniere's disease and GERD/hiatal hernia, and June 12, 2014, for sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, and hypertension to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the April 2024 AOJ rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for a broken nose, deviated septum, low back disability, left foot numbness, right foot numbness, sinus disability, left elbow and forearm disability, left knee disability, and right shoulder strain. Service connection was granted for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and left hamstring strain. The Board also denied an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with residuals of a traumatic brain injury, an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches, an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for fibromyalgia, and an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability as a result of service-connected disabilities prior to December 1, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, and remanded the claims for tinnitus, GERD, obstructive sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, low back disability, left lower extremity pain and numbness, and right lower extremity pain and numbness.

The Board granted an initial compensable rating of 10 percent for GERD and bilateral hearing loss, effective June 29, 2021, but remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for GERD, chronic fatigue syndrome, migraine, including migraine variants, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder as part and parcel of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder.

The claims for service connection for GERD, a disorder of the shoulders, and disability of the left index finger, including trigger finger, are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and earlier effective dates for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and deviated nasal septum (DNS), dating the claims back to March 1995.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD and COPD to obtain a more detailed VA medical opinion, as the previous opinions were found inadequate.