GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating of PTSD has been withdrawn and dismissed. The claims for service connection of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and gastroesophageal reflux disease have been remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD and depression have been granted a 100% rating, GERD has been granted a 30% rating, and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 is established. The issue of TDIU prior to August 5, 2016, is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding whether his cervical spine disability, GERD, and progressive muscular atrophy are related to his service-connected conditions or if they are aggravated by them. The VA is required to provide additional examinations and opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD as secondary to his service-connected residuals of right hand fracture, finding that there was no evidence linking the GERD to either condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's GERD is related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD, finding that it was caused by medication taken to treat pain from the Veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Veteran's GERD is granted service connection, but the claim for eosinophilic ulcerative colitis remains pending due to a lack of VA Choice treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension and gastrointestinal disorder, to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), is denied. The gastrointestinal disorder issue has been remanded due to a lack of a medical nexus opinion in the initial decision.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral lower extremity tinea pedis was withdrawn. The Veteran's GERD is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of his service-connected GERD was granted, restoring the disability rating to 30 percent effective February 1, 2020. The reduction from a previous 30% rating to a current 10% rating is upheld.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for a gastroesophageal disability, to include eosinophilic esophagitis and GERD. The appeal regarding the neck disability is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and hypertension is granted. The Veteran also received an increased initial rating of 60 percent for his GERD disability.

The Veteran's OSA with asthma is granted a 30% rating, effective July 16, 2024.,An effective date of August 1, 2020 for the increased rating of GERD to 10%. The Veteran's major depressive disorder remains at a noncompensable rating.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for prostate cancer, as well as related secondary service connection and exposure issues. The VA will need to obtain an addendum opinion regarding possible radiation exposure during service and the subsequent development of prostate cancer, as well as causation and aggravation due to his service-connected IBS with gallbladder removal, GERD and chronic gastritis.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's non-melanoma skin cancer, previously claimed as melanoma, is related to his conceded herbicide exposure in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Veteran's GERD with PUD is currently rated at 10 percent, but an increased rating of 60 percent is granted beginning October 30, 2020.,Service connection for the Veteran's sinus condition with shortness of breath is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. Service connection for left ear hearing loss and right ear hearing loss was denied, as well as a compensable rating for left hip flexion disability and service connection for celiac syndrome and GERD.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to a service-connected condition, and left ear hearing loss. Right ear hearing loss was denied due to no current disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than unspecified insomnia, a bladder or urinary disorder, and GERD have been denied. The Veteran's claim for increased rating of his headache disability has also been denied.