GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy, knee osteoarthritis, COPD, and GERD.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 27, 2020, for the award of a 60 percent disability rating for service-connected GERD.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and hypertension, dismissed the claims for a bilateral hearing loss disability, high cholesterol, and other conditions as moot or denied, and remanded several issues for further development.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected GERD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on considerable impairment of health.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and remanded the issue of entitlement to a higher rating for a digestive disability.

The Board remands the claims for a pre-decisional hearing to satisfy the Veteran's right to notice of his hearing rights.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for OSA, GERD, bilateral pseudophakia, bilateral dry eye, and BPH to obtain additional evidence regarding toxic exposure.

The Board denied service connection for malaise or fatigue, coronary artery disease, hypertension, GERD, and OSA as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions during or recent to the filing of the claim.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of GERD to obtain additional evidence and a new examination.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and GERD, both found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia, and the Board has dismissed the appeal.

The Board remands the case to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring a new examination that disregards the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted service connection for OSA and an effective date of July 28, 2021, for the grant of service connection for esophagitis. The claim for an earlier effective date prior to July 28, 2021, for a 30 percent rating for GERD was denied.

The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia was granted a rating of 10 percent, while other knee conditions and scars were denied higher ratings. TDIU was also granted.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), lateral epicondylitis, left elbow, and lateral epicondylitis, right elbow.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) on a secondary basis and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for Barret's esophagus and hiatal hernia with GERD based on the Veteran's persistent symptoms of epigastric distress, dysphagia, pyrosis, regurgitation, substernal pain, sleep disturbance, nausea, and vomiting.