GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for GERD and esophagitis is dismissed, while the claim of service connection for right hand palm and fingers is remanded.

Service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, groin pain, and right arm callus is denied.,The claims of service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a right knee disability, and a left lower extremity pain are remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable, considering both mental and physical impacts.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and records review.

The Veteran's IBS, GERD, and migraines are all found to be secondary to her service-connected PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal disability, including GERD, due to insufficient examination and lack of medical opinion regarding exposure to toxic substances. The Veteran's symptoms are being evaluated further.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's GERD is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected plantar fasciitis, including use of NSAIDs for plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his GERD and OSA, as well as a VA examination for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, right knee degenerative arthritis, and left knee osteoarthritis. The AOJ will consider any new evidence submitted during this process.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for service-connected bilateral pes planus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are being remanded due to a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was dismissed. The Veteran's claims for service connection for neurogenic bladder and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) were both granted.

The Veteran's achalasia of cardia with erosion of GE junction, gastritis, GERD, and esophagus stricture status post Nissen fundoplication is related to his toxic exposure risk activities while serving in the Republic of Vietnam. Service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date and higher initial rating for GERD service connection, as well as his appeal for a higher initial rating for adjustment disorder with anxious mood and alcohol use disorder, were dismissed because the VA Form 10182 was not timely filed.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for GERD is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board will consider whether the left shoulder pain reported in May 2021 is related to service-connected GERD.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's GERD is not service-connected, but due to a duty-to-assist error, the case must be remanded for further evaluation regarding whether his GERD was caused or aggravated by his PTSD and/or its medications.

The Veteran's GERD is granted a rating of 30 percent, but no higher. The Board found that the symptoms are consistent with a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7346 for hiatal hernia.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in obtaining an adequate medical opinion on the appellant's GERD, which may be related to his service-connected headaches or other exposures.

The Veteran's service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine is granted, and he receives an initial disability rating of 60 percent for GERD. Other conditions receive increased or separate ratings.

The Veteran's service-connected right and left foot disabilities, as well as his GERD, were restored to a 30 percent evaluation effective July 1, 2020.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including those for an acquired psychiatric disability, insomnia, sleep apnea, migraines, GERD, and dizziness. The issues of allergic rhinitis and sinusitis have been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 1, 2017 for his TDIU award due to insufficient evidence showing he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to that date.