GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, headaches as secondary to PTSD, left hip strain as secondary to a left ankle disability, and GERD as secondary to multiple service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is granted, while the claims for service connection for GERD, cholecystectomy, dyspnea, and solitary nodule of lung are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for GERD but granted it for a respiratory disability under the PACT Act. The claim for migraine headaches was remanded.

The appeal for service connection for chronic GERD was withdrawn and dismissed, while the appeal for residuals from in-service pleurisy and pneumonia is remanded.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to PTSD and granted special monthly compensation, but denied earlier effective dates for coronary artery disease and an increased evaluation for GERD.

The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for GERD, service connection for PTSD with anxiety and depression, and service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) and remanded several other claims, including lumbar spine disorder, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, bronchitis, pneumonia, and GERD. The appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, insomnia disorder, kidney stones, and increased rating for bilateral hearing loss were dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, erectile dysfunction, and right hip strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and ulcers as there is no evidence of an in-service disease, injury, or event that caused the conditions.

The Board granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left shoulder condition, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The appeal for service connection for gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and denied a compensable rating prior to June 22, 2023, for irritable bowel syndrome with gastroesophageal reflux disease. From May 19, 2024, a 30 percent disability rating was granted for irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of evidence supporting a nexus between the conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia as the Veteran's symptoms did not result in considerable impairment of health.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, a psychiatric disorder, and GERD to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder prior to July 20, 2023, but granted a 30 percent rating for hiatal hernia with GERD and herpes simplex 1 esophagitis.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, diverticulitis, a rating in excess of 60 percent for coronary artery disease with atrial fibrillation, an initial compensable rating for hypertension, and TDIU prior to July 29, 2024.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD prior to April 29, 2021, and granted TDIU based on one service-connected disability (PTSD).