GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are remanded due to incomplete STRs and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, low back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, GERD, and facial scar, bridge of nose due to lack of a current diagnosis for PTSD and the absence of evidence linking these conditions to service. The preexisting facial scar was not aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a bilateral eye disability, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disorder, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and bilateral foot disability. The reasons include outstanding VA treatment records, need for addendum opinions on hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disorder, and bilateral foot disability, and remand for an examination to clarify lumbar radiculopathy.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the issues of higher initial ratings and remand for additional examinations are still pending.

The Board has granted service connection for gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as they were aggravated by the treatment for the Veteran's hepatitis C. The skin condition, claimed as boils and/or abscesses with residual scarring, was also found to be proximately caused by the treatment for hepatitis C.

The Veteran's GERD is granted service connection, and her patellofemoral syndrome of the right and left knees are denied increased ratings.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration due to inadequate opinions in the previous VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach disorder is granted, but the claims for brucellosis and Coxiella burnetti are denied. The Board has also remanded the issues of increased ratings for right and left ulnar neuropathy.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's sleep apnea, hypertension, GERD, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for gastrointestinal disorder, viral hepatitis, and transient ischemic attack (TIA) as the evidence did not support a relationship between these conditions and active duty service.

The Veteran's GERD is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board has determined that a higher rating of 60 percent is not warranted due to lack of evidence of severe impairment.

The Veteran's postcholecystectomy syndrome with hepatomegaly and dilated common bile duct is currently rated at 50 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 7311. The evidence does not support a higher evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for gout, right shoulder impingement syndrome with degenerative arthritis, sleep apnea, and GERD as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has requested an advisory medical opinion and is remanding the case to obtain additional VA and private medical records related to the Veteran's GERD disability.

The Board has granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the left true vocal cord and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a sleep disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy due to insufficient evidence or conflicting opinions.

Service connection is granted for hypertension, gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Service connection remains denied for a lumbar spine disability and right thigh and knee disability.,The Veteran's current diagnoses of hypertension, gastritis, and GERD are considered to be related to service.

The Veteran's disability rating for IBS and GERD was reduced from 60% to 30%, but the Board has restored the original 60% rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all conditions and issues except hypertension, PTSD/Depressive Disorder with Memory Loss, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue syndrome, GERD, back disorder, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, right and left hand disabilities, diverticulitis, chronic constipation, urinary incontinence, arthritis of the entire body, fibromyalgia/arthralgia, erectile dysfunction, rhinitis, migraine headaches, fungus of the feet, sinusitis, hypercholesterolemia. The Board dismissed these appeals as per the Veteran's withdrawal.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for GERD was granted, and the effective date is set at April 7, 2015.