GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling examinations. The issues include service connection for a mouth lesion, PTSD, GERD, TBI, left shoulder arthritis, scars from basal cell carcinoma, and TDIU.

The Board has denied service connection for GERD and remanded the issue of service connection for ulcerative colitis due to lack of consideration of recent medical records.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia has been granted a 40 percent disability rating, effective November 28, 2006. The Board denied entitlement to TDIU based on a single service connected disability (PTSD and fibromyalgia).

The Board has granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and bronchitis as these conditions are found to be aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's GERD was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disorders and PLMS, but finds that additional evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and higher initial rating for GERD was denied. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date is November 19, 2010.

The Board has denied service connection for gout and essential tremor, finding that the evidence does not support a link to service.,Service connection is remanded for left shoulder condition, cervical spine condition, back condition, gall bladder condition, diverticulitis, and GERD.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding treatment records from the Washington, D.C. VAMC for the period beginning 1964 to 1999.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and GERD/hiatal hernia, finding that there is no evidence to support these conditions being related to his active service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, bronchitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), all claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness during Gulf War service. The examinations are needed to address the nature of these conditions and their relationship to service.

The claim for service connection for cause of the Veteran's death is reopened due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded to determine if GERD was present during service, if it led to esophagal cancer, and if exposure to herbicide agents caused the cancer.

The claims for service connection have been reopened, but the issues of service connection remain pending as they are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions and evidence.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses and ambulance transportation services incurred during a non-VA hospitalization at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital from November 28, 2016 through December 2, 2016 were denied as the claims were not filed within 90 days of discharge.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for hiatal hernia was granted, and service connection for hypertension, PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, lumbar spine disability, major depressive disorder, right little finger ankylosis, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity was denied. The Veteran's claim for increased evaluations for various conditions was also remanded.

The Board denied service connection for neck, left knee, right knee, right foot, lower back, and GERD disorders as the evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and military service.

The Veteran's GERD with H. Pylori infection is granted an initial 10% rating, but his right knee scar is denied a compensable rating. The Board has ordered the Veteran to be examined for his claimed right knee condition and to provide etiological opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was likely caused by his service-connected PTSD, and therefore grants DIC benefits on this basis.

The Veteran's right knee instability is rated as 10 percent disabling, and GERD was rated at 10 percent prior to March 25, 2013. Beginning from that date, the Veteran's GERD warrants a 30 percent rating.,Right ankle disability is remanded for potential extraschedular consideration due to instability causing episodes of 'giving out' and falls.