GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board denied a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected GERD, as the symptoms did not more nearly approximate those productive of considerable impairment of health.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the increased ratings of 70 percent for unspecified depressive disorder, 60 percent for GERD with esophagitis, and service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and hypertension as secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, and gastrointestinal disability to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, claimed as asthma; a skin disorder, to include pseudofolliculitis barbae; erectile dysfunction; and a gastrointestinal disorder, claimed as GERD, for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of July 6, 2021 for a 30 percent evaluation for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and eosinophilic gastritis with helicobacter pylori but denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted an earlier effective date for tinnitus to September 23, 2020 and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, hypothyroidism, neck disability, PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, and osteoarthritis.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for revision of the evaluation of hiatal hernia, with gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, reflux esophagitis, and ineffective esophageal peristalsis.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted an initial increased 60 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to the Veteran's symptoms being productive of severe impairment of health.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with gastritis and esophagitis, resolving reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, but remanded the claims for acid reflux, ED, and GERD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings for PTSD, and service connection for various conditions, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, and an initial disability rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for GERD to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) prior to September 27, 2023, was also granted.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for a low back disability is dismissed, and the remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hip strain, lumbosacral strain, GERD, and ED to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that the evidence shows considerable impairment of health.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the condition, including its potential relationship to service-connected disabilities and toxic exposures.