GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Veteran's GERD and hiatal hernia are considered to be aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, specifically his hip and spine conditions. As such, the claim for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his request for the entire appeal to be dismissed.

The Veteran's previously denied service connection claims for a chronic respiratory disorder, skin disorders, left knee strain, sleep disorder, gastrointestinal distress, fatigue, and muscular and joint pain are all granted. The appeals have been remanded for additional medical opinions on the relationship between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's service-connected IBS with GERD has been rated at 10 percent since August 2010. The Board has now granted a 30 percent rating for this condition, finding that the symptoms are of such severity as to be productive of considerable impairment of health.

The Veteran's GERD was rated at 10% prior to October 9, 2013. The Board found that the symptoms were not severe enough for a higher rating.

The Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease is rated at 10 percent from April 26, 2013 to July 9, 2015 and at 30 percent from July 10, 2015. The Board has remanded the case for a new examination regarding his lumbar strain.

The Veteran's hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, GERD, and PCT. The back disability is caused or chronically worsened by altered body mechanics resulting from service-connected knee disabilities. GERD is etiologically related to the Veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer. PCT was as likely as not manifest within one year of the date of last exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's appeal was granted for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), and the other issues were denied or not addressed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, Barrett’s esophagitis, and esophageal ulcers are remanded due to the need for a new VA opinion regarding the relationship between his symptoms in service and current diagnoses.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further examination and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's perforated colonic diverticulum, including whether it was caused by carelessness or negligence on VA's part.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities due to incomplete records and the need for further medical examinations.

The Board has decided that an addendum opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's GERD was caused or aggravated by active service. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted sufficient to reopen the DIC claim for service connection of cause of death. The Veteran's pancreatic cancer is found to be caused or aggravated by his service-connected hiatal hernia, GERD, gastric ulcer, duodenitis, and pyloric channel ulcer.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of gastrointestinal disability, as secondary to left knee disability. The Veteran needs a VA examination to address whether her gastrointestinal disability is caused or aggravated by her service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD was denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,For his MDD, a 70 percent rating, but no higher, has been granted since July 30, 2015.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development and examination to address his claims of service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for depressive disorder NOS, thoracic dextro scoliosis, lower back disorder, IBS, GERD and DJD of the bilateral knees. The Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for GERD, Anxiety Disorder with Depression, and Bilateral Lower Extremity Radiculopathy were granted. The claim for Right Hip Avascular Necrosis, Status Post Total Hip Replacement was dismissed due to withdrawal of appeal. The Adjustment Disorder with Depressed and Anxious Mood claim was also granted.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The remaining issues of chronic headaches, insomnia, GERD, deviated nasal septum, chronic sinusitis, and sleep apnea are remanded for further development.