GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal hernia, and Schatzki's ring as there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and active service.

The Board granted an effective date of April 26, 2021, but no earlier, for service connection for coronary artery disease and a 30 percent rating from January 30, 2023, for hiatal hernia with Barrett's metaplasia with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), while denying an effective date prior to August 10, 2022, for service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the case for a pre-adjudicatory error, specifically to obtain missing VA treatment records from April 2020 to September 2023 and an examination regarding voice impairment.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) secondary to a service-connected psychiatric condition, as an adequate medical opinion addressing both causation and aggravation is required.

The Board denied entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for GERD, as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for GERD but denied an initial disability rating greater than 10 percent for right upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the median nerve.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches effective December 18, 2021, which represents a full grant of the benefit sought on appeal.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's small bowel malrotation, status post Ladd procedure, with gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernia, and cholelithiasis and cholecystitis, status post cholecystectomy, as the evidence did not show symptoms productive of severe impairment of health.

The Veteran is granted an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment due to the permanent loss of use of his feet and functional equivalent of right hip ankylosis resulting from his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a disability rating of 60 percent for IBS to include GERD, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on the Veteran's symptoms of pain, vomiting, and weight loss.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD to correct a pre-decisional, duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there was no evidence of an in-service event, injury, or disease relevant to these conditions and a nexus between the current disabilities and active duty. The claims for service connection for headaches, lumbar spine condition, left foot condition, right foot condition, right knee condition, right shoulder condition, cervical spine condition, and right upper extremity radiculopathy were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board dismissed the appeals for various conditions due to untimely filings and concurrent review requests.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that the Veteran's symptoms met the criteria for a higher rating but not the highest available.

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to determine the nature, onset, and etiology of any current gastrointestinal conditions, including whether they are related to service or secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip iliopsoas tendinitis and GERD as the previous medical opinions are found to be inadequate.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.