GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disabilities, allergic rhinitis, kidney disability, ED, GERD, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder disabilities, liver disability, and lung disability. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's GERD was productive of persistently recurrent epigastric distress (nausea, vomiting) with dysphagia, pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, and shoulder pain. The Board found that the symptoms were productive of considerable impairment of health warranting a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected gastrointestinal disabilities, including cholecystectomy and post cystectomy syndrome with hiatal hernia and GERD, were not found to meet the criteria for a higher disability rating than 10 percent.

The Veteran's GERD symptoms manifested in 2012, but she was not entitled to an effective date prior to May 13, 2021, as that is the later of her symptom manifestation and her filing of a notice of intent to file a claim.

The Veteran's GERD was found to have increased in severity on October 22, 2021, and an effective date of that day for a 10% disability rating is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical nexus opinion regarding her conceded toxic exposure risk activities during her deployment in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his GERD is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. A new VA opinion is needed to assess the current severity of the GERD without considering the effects of medication.

The Board has determined that the decision denying eligibility for PCAFC is not clear and does not provide adequate reasons or bases. The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), tension headache, left shoulder labral tear, wrist tendinitis, fibromyalgia, lumbosacral strain, knee pain, plantar fasciitis, tinnitus, TMJ capsulitis, dry eye syndrome, allergic rhinitis, scars, and psoriasis are considered. The Board has ordered remand to clarify the reason for denial and provide proper notice.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and a left shoulder condition have been denied. The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's assertions that his GERD began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. For the left shoulder condition, the Board accepted the Veteran's reports of a combat-related injury but did not provide a VA examination as required by law.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and hemorrhoids have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions. The Board found that new evidence has reopened these claims, but further examination is required to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's initial ratings for headaches and GERD were denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for headaches, but the rating assigned is 30 percent, effective March 14, 2019. For GERD, a 10 percent rating was granted effective March 14, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD is remanded due to a duty to assist error and the need for an adequate opinion on secondary service connection.

The Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease is granted service connection as it was caused by his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim has been remanded for further review.

The Veteran's disability ratings for migraine, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), epilepsy with recurrent seizures, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), lumbosacral strain, and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome were improperly reduced to noncompensable effective January 1, 2023. The ratings are restored.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding service connection claims for hypertension, GERD, OSA, a respiratory/lung disorder, and RLS.

The Veteran's appeals for GERD, migraines, and hearing loss have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate these claims as they are now closed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and right hand ulnar nerve damage are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding potential exposure to toxic substances during service under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and evaluation due to missed VA examinations, and a PACT Act claim may be raised based on implicit participation in a TERA.

The Veteran's GERD symptoms are productive of severe impairment of health, warranting a rating of 60 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD is being remanded due to a duty to assist error and the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between his GERD, service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, and presumed toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).