GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, GERD, headaches, hypertension, sleep disorder, and plantar fasciitis are remanded due to a duty to assist error. A VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection due to lack of statutory or regulatory authority, and the AOJ correctly started payment in October 2021.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for GERD should be remanded due to a failure to consider relevant post-service treatment records and obtain an opinion on the etiology of the condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal and genitourinary conditions are remanded due to a failure to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether these conditions were caused or aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder and ankle disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for a lumbar spine disability due to improper docketing as an AMA appeal. The earlier effective date claims for TDIU and DEA are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gout, rheumatoid arthritis, and gastrointestinal disorder due to outstanding VA records and a lack of VA examinations. The PACT Act is also applicable in this case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD, as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and DM II. The case is being remanded due to inadequate nexus opinions provided by VA examiners.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for GERD and depression have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeals.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral strain, bilateral pes planus, and left and right shoulder strains. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has denied service connection for a low back disorder and gastrointestinal (GI) disorder, finding that the disorders are not related to service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that the Veteran's PTSD can cause sleep disturbances which would aggravate his OSA.

The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), finding that the Veteran's conditions did not have their onset in or are otherwise etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as the evidence did not support a finding that any of his claimed conditions began during or are otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is related to his military service and granted.,The Veteran's GERD, presumed due to herbicide exposure, is also granted.

Your service connection for GERD has been granted, and there are no remaining questions of fact or law to be decided by the Board.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The AOJ needs to confirm dates of active duty training (ADT) and inactive duty training (IDT) service, obtain financial records from DFAS, and any outstanding service treatment records related to ADT and/or IDT service subsequent to his April 1991 demobilization examination.

The Veteran's service-connected GERD is granted a rating of 30 percent since May 24, 2020.

The Board has determined that there is a need for additional medical examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's GERD, including whether it is related to his service-connected PTSD. The case will be remanded for these purposes.

The Veteran's GERD with Barrett's esophagus is rated at a 30 percent disability evaluation, effective January 31, 2019. The symptoms include persistently recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, and substernal, shoulder, and arm pain.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, PTSD, and GERD have been granted. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD has been denied.