GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for GERD and remanded the claims of service connection for right hip, left elbow, right elbow, and right knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hiatal hernia, chronic diarrhea, esophageal ulcer, duodenal ulcer, and GERD due to a lack of adequate opinions regarding their etiology. The PACT Act requires VA to provide examinations and opinions in these cases.

The Board has denied the Veteran's request for a separate rating for IBS from his service-connected GERD, finding that the predominant disability picture is best reflected by the diagnostic code for hiatal hernia (GERD).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for IBS was denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition and no evidence of a continuity of symptoms since service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD was remanded due to inadequate opinion regarding whether NSAID use aggravates his GERD.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, deviated septum disability, hernia disability, and GERD as there is no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a 30 percent initial rating, but no higher. The Board affords the Veteran the benefit of doubt and finds that his characteristic prostrating attacks occur more frequently than once every two months.,The GERD with constipation claim is remanded as there was insufficient evidence to determine its current severity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and further examination. The issues include OSA, RA, anosmia (loss of sense of smell), GERD, interstitial lung disease, and a large intestine disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's stomach disability, including GERD and hiatal hernia.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for an opinion regarding whether GERD is related to service exposure, specifically burn pit exposure. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with this new information.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chronic fatigue, GERD, a lower-gastrointestinal disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder (low back), right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and varicose veins of the right and left lower extremities have all been denied. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's left knee condition and right knee bursitis are granted as secondary to her service-connected right foot hallux valgus.,Her GERD is granted with an initial rating of 30 percent.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for tinnitus and service connection for diabetes, headache disorder, sleep apnea, GERD, and PTSD has been dismissed.,Service connection claims for headache disorder, sleep apnea, and PTSD have also been dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for low back disability and GERD due to insufficient consideration of recent evidence in both cases. The AOJ is required to consider all relevant evidence, including new medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a right shoulder disability, and a lumbar spine disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left hand sprain. The claims are based on medical opinions linking these conditions to the Veteran's in-service motor vehicle accident.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of various disabilities, including hearing loss, psychiatric conditions, sleep apnea, GERD, ulcers, prostate issues, hyperlipidemia, neck, back, ankle, elbow, eye glaucoma, foot, hip, shoulder, wrist, and knee disabilities are being remanded due to incomplete records and need for further development.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for congestive heart failure, bilateral lower extremity condition, a bilateral eye disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disease due to further development being needed.

The Veteran's GERD has been rated at 10 percent since November 2019. The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the entire period on appeal, finding that his symptoms of pain, vomiting, persistent epigastric distress, pyrosis, regurgitation, and substernal pain are productive of severe impairment of health.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship to military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding service connection for migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and warts.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the service connection for a gastrointestinal condition, including GERD and postoperative residuals of diverticulitis.