GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches, but remanded the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to verify the Veteran's duty status during a specific period of service.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for GERD, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension, and erectile dysfunction, all of which are found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral eye condition, diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and headaches as due to medication taken for service connected pes planus. The left foot big toe amputation claim was remanded.

The Veteran's left shoulder AC joint osteoarthritis, rotator cuff tear, and tendonitis were granted service connection as secondary to his right shoulder disability. The Veteran was also granted an initial 60 percent rating for GERD.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for tinnitus, denied a higher rating for tinnitus, and granted service connection for GERD.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for GERD, headaches, and left knee disability based on new and relevant evidence. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, heart disease, and hypertension. The appeal seeking to readjudicate a claim for service connection for hypertension based on new evidence was dismissed as moot. Bilateral hearing loss will be readjudicated by the AOJ.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for heart, OSA, and GERD disabilities that are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including shoulder, hand, foot, respiratory, and gastrointestinal issues, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

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

The Board remands the matter for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion and securing updated VA and private treatment records.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for chronic costochondritis and a rating in excess of 30 percent from November 8, 2016, for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with antral gastritis for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of August 31, 2022, for the award of service connection for multiple conditions including adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, chronic (claimed as depression), deviated septum with rhinitis, vertigo, sleep apnea, cervical strain (claimed as neck condition), left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board granted service connection for vasovagal syncope and an initial 30% rating for obstructive sleep apnea from November 11, 2022 to May 8, 2023, but denied earlier effective dates and higher ratings for the same condition. The Board also granted a 50% rating for OSA from May 8, 2023, and an initial 30% rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's gastrointestinal (GI) disabilities effective May 28, 2013.

The Veteran's GERD is granted a 30 percent disability rating, as the symptoms more closely approximate persistently recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, pain accompanied by substernal or arm, sleep disturbances and nausea.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and GERD, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and calluses of the feet.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the evidence did not support a higher rating.