GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Veteran was granted a TDIU prior to March 3, 2018. The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to a TDIU from March 3, 2018 for referral to VA's Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, effective June 26, 2020. The other conditions and issues were either denied or had their ratings unchanged.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions including gastrointestinal, skin, sinusitis, rhinitis, headache, and obstructive sleep apnea due to incomplete medical opinions in the November 2022 VA examination reports. The issues are being returned for further clarification of the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury. The claims for hypertension and gastrointestinal disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's GERD with Barrett's esophagus, finding that it is related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a disability of the cervical spine is granted. The Board finds that it is at least as likely as not related to his duties as a KC-135 refueling boom operator during his military service.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for gastroesophageal disability, including GERD, as secondary to a service-connected condition. The case is being returned for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the predominant disability and the severity of the service-connected IBS and GERD disabilities. The Veteran's esophagitis secondary to his service-connected GERD is also under consideration.

The Veteran's ratings for GERD and cervical spine strain were restored to their prior levels of 30 percent, effective January 1, 2019.

The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for a breathing condition is granted. The Board finds that new and material evidence has been received, allowing the reopening of the claim. However, the rating for GERD remains remanded due to possible worsening, and other claims are also remanded.

The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia is granted an initial 30 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The ratings for cervical strain with IVDS and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine are denied prior to October 19, 2021, but granted thereafter. Separate ratings for left hip bursitis and patellar instability associated with left knee degenerative arthritis are granted effective from October 19, 2021. The rating for right knee bipartite patella with discoid medial meniscus is granted a separate 20 percent rating as of January 28, 2022.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety and depressive disorder) and GERD, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his combat service. The appeal was reopened due to new evidence showing a current diagnosis of depression.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for tinea pedis, gastrointestinal disorder (including acid reflux and/or GERD), sciatica of the right lower extremity, and sciatica of the left lower extremity due to insufficient rationale in the VA opinion.

The Veteran's GERD is granted an increased evaluation to 60 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The claim for service connection for a left ankle condition remains pending and remanded.

GERD has been dismissed as the RO granted a new claim for GERD in June 2023, which was not part of the original appeal.,Service connection for scars on the bilateral eyebrows is granted. The Veteran's lay testimony regarding his injury during service is considered credible.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for GERD and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities because the VA examiners have failed to address whether the Veteran's GERD was proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. The case is being returned for further development.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, residuals of root canal, allergic rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and residuals of frostbite. The claim for plantar fasciitis is denied.,The Board has also remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for residuals of frostbite and plantar fasciitis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and IBS due to conflicting opinions from VA examiners and new medical research.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed due to inconsistencies in previous medical opinions and new evidence of service participation in toxic exposure activities (TERA).

The Board has granted service connection for IBS, GERD, and Breast Cancer. The claims of entitlement to service connection for gallbladder removal are remanded.