GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of diabetes, heart disability, hypertension, kidney disease, and GERD due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hiatal hernia (also claimed as acid reflux). The Veteran's service in Vietnam from April 1966 to September 1969 is noted, including exposure to herbicides.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder condition, lumbar spine condition, gastrointestinal condition (GERD), and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remanded the case to determine if the veteran's GERD rating should be higher than 30%. The VA needs to conduct a new examination and review the veteran's medical history.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of GERD was granted, but the rating issue was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected GERD with gastritis, finding that the evidence did not show the veteran was unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for GERD was partially granted. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent disabling prior to April 8, 2022, but granted a 60 percent rating from April 8, 2022.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, restrictive lung disease, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. The veteran asserted these conditions were caused by exposure to herbicides at Okinawa, Japan, during the Vietnam War Era, as well as other exposures.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an increased rating for GERD, stating that the symptoms did not show considerable or severe impairment of health.

The Board denied service connection for TBI and higher ratings for various conditions but remanded decisions on the effective date for left lower extremity radiculopathy and rating for IVDS.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for GERD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms resulted in considerable impairment of health but not severe impairment.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for GERD was granted, and the rating increased to 60 percent.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for GERD, including as secondary to service-connected hepatitis C, due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and a compensable disability rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, but the case is remanded for further consideration of a gallbladder condition. The reduction in the disability rating for GERD from 30 percent to 10 percent effective August 1, 2022 was upheld.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions except bilateral hearing loss, which was remanded. The Veteran's surviving spouse is the appellant.

Service connection for migraine headaches was granted as secondary to service-connected tinnitus. All other conditions were either denied or remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating greater than 10 percent for GERD, stating that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher evaluation than 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).