GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of CUE in a September 1997 rating decision for further adjudication.

The Veteran's GERD is proximately related to her service-connected right shoulder disability, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition as secondary to the right shoulder disability.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 100 percent disability rating throughout the appeal period, and he is also entitled to an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits. The remaining claims of service connection for GERD, ED, neck disability, and tuberculosis are dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for a migraine disorder secondary to service-connected allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis. The initial rating claim for GERD is remanded due to inadequate examination.

An effective date of October 28, 2019, is granted for a 60 percent rating for IBS with GERD. An earlier effective date is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for GERD, right great toe fusion and bunionectomy with balance issues, and left great toe linear scar status post bunionectomy have been withdrawn. The appeal for pes planus and plantar fasciitis was dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an adequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's GERD and her service-connected disabilities, including medications used for those conditions.

The Veteran's initial evaluations for cervical strain and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) were denied. The claims of entitlement to service connection for lower lip pain are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for GERD is granted, with restoration of the 60 percent rating effective June 1, 2021. The claim for an increased rating remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, hypertension associated with herbicide agent exposure, bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis, and vasectomy scar residuals have been granted. The remaining issues of service connection for hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, prostate disability, skin disabilities, right ankle disability, esophageal disability, hemorrhoids, and left eye disability are being remanded.,The Veteran's claims for recurrent lumbar spine disability (including degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis), recurrent right knee disability (including osteoarthritis), recurrent prostate disability (including benign prostate hyperplasia), recurrent skin disability (including tinea versicolor, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and eczema), recurrent right ankle disability (including cellulitis), recurrent esophageal disability (GERD), hemorrhoids, and acquired left eye disability (including corneal abrasion and cataract) are being remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic tonsillitis and GERD as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions during the period on appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to a failure to provide VA examinations and a duty to assist error. The Veteran is seeking service connection for various conditions, including GERD, IBS, overactive bladder, headaches/migraines, and hypothyroidism, on secondary theories of entitlement.

The Board has found that the RO's adjudication of the claims without obtaining VA examinations is a pre-decisional duty to assist error and requires remanding for further action, including scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for tension headaches and acid reflux due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran will need to provide additional medical records from Social Security Administration, undergo a VA examination, and receive an addendum opinion.

The Board has decided to remand all of the Veteran's claims due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ must obtain her complete service personnel records, including those related to her Pennsylvania National Guard service and verify all active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty of training (INACDUTRA) dates.

The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). As a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The appeal for GERD service connection is dismissed.,Service connection for alcohol abuse as secondary to PTSD is granted, along with service connection for avascular necrosis of the left and right hips as secondary to alcohol abuse.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis and GERD, as well as service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, were dismissed. The Board also remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including MDD, PTSD, insomnia, and GERD with hiatal hernia and IBS, have prevented her from securing or following substantially gainful employment since October 2, 2020. The Board finds that TDIU is warranted from this date.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and migraine headaches are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The Board requires VA to obtain the private DBQs submitted by the Veteran, or provide him with an opportunity for VA examinations.