GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of GERD, finding that February 10, 2022 was the earliest possible effective date as a matter of law.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for GERD with esophagitis and gallbladder removal with residual gastrointestinal problems from January 10, 2021, to January 9, 2022, and a 60 percent rating thereafter. The claim for service connection for tension headaches was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, asthma, and sleep apnea based on a direct link to the Veteran's active duty service. The increased compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and effective date, as the benefits sought have been granted.

The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 60 percent for GERD and IBS, and a 50 percent rating for headaches.

The Board grants service connection for GERD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and migraines based on the evidence showing that these conditions began during the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for GERD, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for a gallbladder condition, diagnosed as status post cholecystectomy with residual GERD, based on the evidence of in-service onset and continuous symptoms since service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for non-allergic rhinitis and restored the 30% disability rating for GERD, while remanding service connection for an esophagus disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches and GERD due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring additional evidence and medical opinions.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD, due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea condition, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and lower gastrointestinal disorder, also claimed as irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected GERD, as the evidence did not support a finding that his symptoms were productive of considerable impairment of health.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and hemorrhoids, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a psychiatric disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia.

The Board granted service connection for IBS, GERD, right and left ankle disabilities, and a skin disability, seborrheic dermatitis, scalp. The Veteran's menstrual disorder was remanded.

The Board granted an initial rating of 60 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease with hiatal hernia, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated those required for a 60 percent rating.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for migraines and GERD, but denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to request a VA examination and an opinion regarding its relationship to the Veteran's period of active service.

The Board granted increased ratings of 30 percent for GERD and 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, effective from the date of the October 2023 rating decision.