GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent, but not higher, for the Veteran's service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disorder, right knee disorder, right and left shoulder disorders, lower back disorder, right and left ankle disorders, acquired mental disorder, to include anxiety and insomnia, and erectile dysfunction due to a need for additional evidence.

The appeal was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's attempt to file a concurrent election for review of the same issue.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, hepatic steatosis, headaches, and peripheral neuropathy due to inadequate VA opinions.

The Board granted an effective date of October 24, 2020, for a 30 percent disability rating for IBS with GERD.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection for GERD and hypertension, denied service connection for hernia and migraine headaches, denied a higher rating for GERD/IBS, denied a compensable rating for hypertension, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to a service-connected mental health disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and service connection for pulmonary fibrosis, GERD, and sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, left ankle disorder, and sleep disorder. The Veteran's cervical strain was rated at 10 percent, and the effective dates for the grants of service connection for right and left upper extremity radiculopathy were also denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's lung condition, to include shortness of breath, is granted service connection as a presumptive disability due to undiagnosed illness and exposure in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board denied service connection for urinary frequency and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, while remanding the claim for service connection for gastrointestinal problems (GERD).

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent, but no higher, for PTSD; a 50 percent rating, but no higher, for tension headaches prior to December 13, 2022; and a 60 percent rating, but no higher, for gastroesophageal reflux disease with irritable bowel syndrome. The claim for an initial compensable rating for esophageal condition-granuloma was denied.

The Board remands the case to obtain a new medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's GERD, as the previous opinion was found inadequate.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The appeal seeking service connection for GERD was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal disability, to include GERD and hiatal hernia, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board granted a 30 percent initial rating for GERD, effective April 30, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for acid reflux (GERD) and tinnitus, but remanded the claims for diabetes, hypertension, heart disorder, left hip degenerative joint disease, right hip degenerative joint disease, low back disorder, and neck disorder.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to schedule a new VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tear and tendinopathy, chronic right wrist strain, left knee pain and swelling, duodenal ulcer, GERD, and colon polyp with colitis. The reduction of the bronchial asthma rating from 30% to 10% was found invalid, and a separate 10% rating for allergic rhinitis was granted.