GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and granted service connection for lumbar discogenic pain with right radiculopathy, left thumb injury residuals, bilateral hand tremors, chronic rhinitis (presumptively), and chronic sinusitis.,The Veteran's lumbar discogenic pain with right radiculopathy is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and bilateral pes planus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted the appeal and restored service connection for squamous cell cancer of the tonsil, esophageal stricture with surgical cricopharyngeal myotomy, scars associated with squamous cell cancer of the tonsil, GERD, and neck scar, residuals of cancer surgery.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for GERD due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need for an adequate medical opinion considering in-service toxic exposure.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches as the evidence did not support a current disability or characteristic prostrating attacks.

The Board denied service connection for prostatitis, HIV, CHF, GERD, herpes, a pulmonary disability, headaches, and type 2 diabetes mellitus as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a nexus to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, a deviated septum, and GERD as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder. The claim for hypothyroidism was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, OSA, a cervical spine disability, and a thyroid disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for duodenal ulcer with peptic ulcer disease to include GERD from May 19, 2024, but denied an increased rating prior to that date.

The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) from July 28, 2024, but denied a higher rating. The Board also denied an increased rating for hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for a 40 percent disability rating for digestive disability and a 20 percent disability rating for left knee disability, as there was no legal or factual basis to support an earlier effective date.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, a left knee disability, and a right knee disability as there was no evidence of an in-service disease or injury related to these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and remanded the claims for bilateral ankle, knee, hip, headache, and lower back conditions due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, GERD, and sinusitis, with an initial rating of 10 percent for sinusitis effective August 5, 2021.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as it had already been granted in full, and denied a rating higher than 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia and gastroduodenitis. The claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a stomach disorder, HTN, and a heart condition due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and gastroesophageal reflux disease to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypothyroidism to correct an error by the AOJ to satisfy its duty to assist the Veteran under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A.

The appeal for an earlier effective date of October 16, 2018, for the initial grant of service connection for diverticulitis was dismissed as the Veteran effectively expressed satisfaction with this date.