GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Veteran's GERD is due to or proximately caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) taken for his service-connected disabilities, including migraine headache and right-hand disability. The Board has granted service connection for GERD as secondary to these conditions.

The Veteran's GERD, low back pain, right wrist pain, and sleeping disorder are remanded for further development due to service connection issues.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary due to the inadequacy of the VA examination in addressing the Veteran's secondary service connection theory for IBS related to GERD. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD as there is no current diagnosed disability of GERD.

The Veteran's type I choledochocele, status post-cholecystectomy and resection with GERD and dysphagia is related to service exposure in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. Service connection for these conditions has been granted.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that his symptoms, including persistent recurrent epigastric distress, pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, substernal pain, and sleep disturbances, meet the criteria for this rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain an opinion regarding how the appellant's service-connected disabilities, in combination with one another, impact his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The claim will be reconsidered after obtaining this additional information.

The Veteran's GERD with IBS was rated at 30 percent from March 9, 2021. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet criteria for a higher rating as they were consistent with the current assigned disability level.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and SMC have been remanded by the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The hearing loss claim is denied as not meeting the criteria for a compensable rating prior to April 9, 2021. Service connection for ED secondary to major depressive disorder has also been remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied across multiple conditions, including lumbosacral strain, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, tension headaches, acne, sleep disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), right wrist disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, neurological disorders affecting the lower extremities, and foot disorders. The Board found that none of these conditions warranted a higher rating or service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient examination reports and lack of consideration of new evidence. The Veteran is seeking service connection for gastrointestinal and skin conditions, including those related to his military service in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's initial ratings for sleep apnea, GERD, tinnitus, and scars were denied as the evidence did not support higher evaluations.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction was also denied as there is no basis for a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral pes planus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors. Additional VA opinions are required to address whether these conditions are related to service or secondary to prescribed medications.

The Veteran's memory loss and lack of concentration are not related to service, as there is no evidence of an in-service event or continuous symptomatology since service.,There is no evidence linking the Veteran's GERD with nausea to his active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of GERD, finding that there is no evidence linking the condition to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the calculation of the combined disability rating from November 5, 2010 to January 26, 2022 was correct at 40 percent. The claim is denied.

The Veteran's GERD and OSA are remanded for further evaluation due to the need for medical opinions regarding their relationship to service-connected conditions, including participation in toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs).

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the low back and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and tendinopathy, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right knee.

The Veteran's service-connected GERD was granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent, but no higher, throughout the period on appeal.