GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The veteran's disability rating for GERD is increased to 60 percent. However, the claim for an 80 percent rating was denied.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and a heart condition. The VA needs to get new medical opinions considering the veteran's symptoms and history.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because it needs more evidence to decide if OSA is related to the veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD, as secondary to a service-connected unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with alcohol use disorder, is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a disability rating higher than 30% for GERD, stating that the evidence did not support a more severe impairment of health.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions and a higher rating for hypertension.

The Board remanded all issues to correct errors in the VA's duty to assist, including inadequate nexus opinions and lack of required examinations.

The veteran withdrew their appeal for all claimed conditions, so the Board dismissed the case.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a GI disorder, including GERD. The VA needs to correct errors and obtain more information.

The veteran's claim for service connection for GERD was granted. The Board resolved all doubt in favor of the Veteran, finding that his GERD was due to his time in service.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, depressive disorder to include sleep disorder, GERD, and plantar fasciitis were remanded.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for GERD beyond 10%. The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and obstructive sleep apnea due to incomplete rationale in previous VA medical opinions.

The Board remanded the case to obtain a thorough medical opinion on whether the Veteran's esophageal conditions are service-connected due to herbicide exposure.

The Board has dismissed all issues of entitlement to service connection and initial ratings for various knee and hiatal hernia conditions, as the Veteran withdrew his appeals in October 2024.

The appeal for service connection of a gastrointestinal disability has been remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The Board requires further evaluation.

The veteran's PTSD claim was granted. The claims for GERD and COPD were remanded for further development.

The veteran's claim for service connection for GERD was granted. The claim for hiatal hernia, including as secondary to the now service-connected GERD, was remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, back pain, GERD, migraines, and bilateral knee pain due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The VA must obtain VA examinations to determine if the Veteran has current diagnoses of these conditions and provide medical opinions to address whether the Veteran's disabilities are directly related to service.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for GERD because the medical opinions were inadequate. The Veteran's participation in toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs) was considered, but no VA examiner adequately opined on the relationship between his GERD and these exposures.