GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder, service connection for GERD, respiratory disorder, basal cell carcinoma, and deviated septum are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of medical records.

The Board has granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus. The claims for glaucoma, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), right shoulder disability, and left femur disability are remanded due to the need for further examination and development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a cold injury (claimed as frostbite) and stomach disorder (to include GERD).,The matter of service connection for a cardiac disorder is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left and right heel spurs, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary issues, hypertension, hemorrhoids, acid reflux, bilateral tinea pedis, a disability of the lumbar or thoracic spine (upper back strain), and a headache disorder (migraines). The Board found that there is no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's GERD is secondary to his service-connected migraine headaches and/or limitation of motion of the cervical spine, including the NSAIDs used for those conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than November 12, 2013, for the initial grant of service connection for GERD was denied as there is no evidence of a prior informal or formal claim before that date.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary to determine the impact of the Veteran's service-connected conditions, particularly his psychiatric disability, on his cause of death. The case is being remanded for an additional medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and awarded a 30 percent disability rating for hiatal hernia with GERD from August 1, 2017. The Veteran's esophageal stricture is rated as noncompensable.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic acid reflux and remanded the issues of service connection for a cervical spine disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, tinnitus, and an initial compensable rating for chronic sinusitis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back disability and dysthymic disorder, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since May 2011.

The Veteran's Hepatitis B and GERD disabilities are rated at 10 percent, but the Board granted a higher rating of 30 percent based on persistent symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as he died during its pendency.

The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, stomach ulcer, inflammatory bowel disease, and cervical spine disorder. The conditions are found to be related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal conditions, breast cancer residuals, esophageal conditions, and gallbladder removal due to potential service connection based on secondary service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of July 1, 2008, for his TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show that prior to this date, his service-connected conditions rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a new VA examination despite the Veteran's testimony that his disability had worsened. The case is now pending and will be reviewed again with a new examination.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed as she has withdrawn her appeal.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a gastrointestinal disability (other than gastroesophageal reflux disease) is denied. The claims for increased ratings of lumbar spine, right knee chondromalacia with quadriceps and popliteal tendinopathy and osteoarthritis, left knee chondromalacia with quadriceps and popliteal tendinopathy and osteoarthritis, and right knee meniscal tear are all denied. The Veteran's service-connected residual scars, bilateral gynecomastia, status post liposuction and bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy, and residual scars of the anterior trunk and chest do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for various conditions, including xerosis cutis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), intestinal parasite, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral elbow lateral epicondylitis are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The AOJ must consider this new evidence in their readjudication process.

The Board has found that the appellant's hearing loss disability is not more severe for compensation purposes during the period on appeal than demonstrated on the audiological evaluations discussed above.,VA has failed to obtain the appellant's service treatment records and has determined that further attempts to obtain them would be futile.