GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Veteran's 10 percent rating for GERD is restored effective September 1, 2021. The AOJ improperly reduced the rating to zero percent and failed to demonstrate actual improvement in the Veteran's condition.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a heart disability, GERD, and a lower back disability due to new evidence being submitted. The AOJ will attempt to obtain the appellant's Air National Guard service treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability. However, it denied service connection for a neurogenic bladder condition as there is no probative medical evidence linking this condition to service or any other relevant factor.

The Veteran's GERD is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected GERD has not been manifested by persistently recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal or arm or shoulder pain, productive of considerable impairment of health. As a result, the claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected GERD is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD as secondary to her use of Ibuprofen to treat her service-connected lumbar spine condition and bilateral knee conditions.

The Veteran's GERD is rated at 30 percent, but no higher, for the entire appeal period. The Board found that his symptoms of persistently recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia; reflux; regurgitation; substernal, shoulder, and arm pain; and sleep disturbances meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of current disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is denied as there is no diagnosis of such a condition during the appeal period.

The Veteran's service-connected GERD is characterized by persistently recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal pain. The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the condition effective from April 9, 2018.

The Veteran's GERD has been rated at a 10 percent rating, but the Board granted him an increased rating to a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's GERD with esophagitis and esophageal varices is granted an increased disability rating of 30 percent, effective April 8, 2019.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are now rated at 50 percent effective December 24, 2018. His GERD is currently rated at 10 percent effective December 24, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for hiatal hernia, asthma (claimed as recurrent cough), right knee condition, epididymitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Service connection is also granted for these conditions on a presumptive basis due to the Veteran's military service in the Southwest Asia Theatre of Operation. The appeal for sensitive teeth has been withdrawn.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, heart valve replacement with resulting scar, skin melanoma, and IBS (with GERD) effective from June 22, 2022.,An earlier effective date of June 22, 2022, was granted for the grants of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, heart valve replacement with resulting scar, skin melanoma, and IBS (with GERD).

The Board dismissed the appeal of the proposed action to sever service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease with symptomatic gastritis because the Veteran's appeal was premature and did not allege specific error of fact or law in the determination being appealed.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to provide an adequate VA examination, and now requires a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's GERD has been rated at a 30 percent disability rating since April 19, 2020. The Board found that the severity of his symptoms warranted this rating based on considerable impairment of health.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of GERD as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The Veteran is entitled to a medical opinion regarding whether his OSA and GERD are directly related to service, caused by or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.