GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's GERD with IBS prior to October 12, 2018, and from October 12, 2018, to October 8, 2020. The case is also remanded for a determination on whether the Veteran should receive a rating greater than 30 percent for his GERD with IBS as of October 9, 2020.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches, gastrointestinal disorder (claimed as stomach issues), and sleep disorder are granted. The Board finds that the Veteran's headache disability had its onset in service.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and clarification due to non-compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are being remanded as there is insufficient medical evidence addressing whether any of her service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated obesity, which may be a substantial factor in causing the conditions.

The Veteran's PVD is granted a 30% rating, but no more. The Veteran's GERD and LLE radiculopathy prior to March 30, 2018 are denied ratings in excess of 10%. Service connection for Chronic Pain Syndrome is denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the secondary service connection claims for GERD and ED. The Veteran's conditions are being considered as potentially caused or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current GERD with dysphagia is likely related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for stroke residuals, blood clots, memory loss, and headaches. The remaining issues of entitlement to service connection for various disorders are remanded.

The petition to reopen the previously disallowed claims for low back disability and depression is granted. The issues of service connection for intervertebral foramina, non-specific osteoarthritis, lumbar post-laminectomy syndrome, connective tissue disc stenosis, abdominal pain, GERD, chronic pancreatitis, foot pain, hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder (schizoaffective disorder and MDD), suicidal thoughts, insomnia, and tobacco use disorder are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, GERD, and asthma have rendered him unemployable since April 19, 2017. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined rating of his disabilities.

The Veteran's GERD has been granted service connection, with an effective date of February 17, 2017.,Service connection for bilateral pes planus and tinnitus prior to April 18, 2018, is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination regarding the Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and its relationship to exposure to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's GERD and IBS have been granted service connection, with an initial rating of 10% for GERD. The Veteran also has presumptive service connection for his IBS due to exposure during the Persian Gulf War.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and clarification of medical opinions regarding his service-connected GERD, gum disability, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss was reopened due to new evidence, but the claims are still denied.,Service connection is granted for IBS under presumptive criteria related to Persian Gulf War service. Service connection for GERD is denied as it does not qualify under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.

The Veteran's claims for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, and vision disability have been dismissed. Her back disability has been granted service connection. The remaining issues of left knee tendonitis with knee instability, right knee tendonitis with knee instability, skin condition, and acid reflux are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbar spine disability and GERD are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Veteran's GERD and esophagitis are granted as secondary to his service-connected thoracolumbar spine strain with osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, intervertebral disc syndrome; and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's depressive disorder and gastrointestinal disorder (GERD and gastric erosions) are granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of sinusitis. The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder and depression), fibromyalgia, benign thyroid nodule removal with residual scar, GERD, hypertension, and hysterectomy have all been denied.,Effective dates earlier than August 29, 2002, for the grant of service connection for these conditions are not granted.