GERD (acid reflux) Board decisions

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for GERD, but no higher, as the Veteran's symptoms were found to be productive of considerable impairment of health.

The Board remands the matter for an adequate addendum opinion that addresses the June 2021 private medical opinion regarding the Veteran's symptoms related to his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence linking them to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the other claims for further development.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for GERD, a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD, and special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain prior to January 5, 2023, and a 10 percent rating for migraine headaches. The claims for increased ratings for GERD and PTSD were denied.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for peripheral vestibular disorder and denied service connection for GERD, while granting service connection for patellofemoral pain syndrome in both the left and right knees.

The appeals for proposed reductions of the Veteran's IBS and GERD evaluations are dismissed as they were not final decisions under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for GERD, but no higher.

The appeal for service connection for hearing loss was dismissed, while the claim for GERD was granted. The Board remanded the claim for brain surgery/plates, subdural hematoma.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, GERD, and asthma as they require further development, including obtaining medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for both gastroesophageal reflux disease and autoimmune hypothyroidism, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 20, 2021, for the grant of service connection for GERD.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, NCD, and TBI prior to May 4, 2023, and restored the 10 percent rating for GERD effective June 8, 2023.

The appeal for service connection and increased ratings was dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for headaches, hypertension, and GERD due to procedural defects in the Veteran's filings.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to provide the Veteran with notice of her right to a hearing before the AOJ.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the probative evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or due to service.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act, denied service connection for inguinal hernia and an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, and remanded claims for service connection for GERD, alternating constipation and diarrhea, and hypertension on a basis other than pursuant to the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right ankle fracture and gastroesophageal reflux disease, but denied service connection for gallbladder removal residuals to include as secondary to gastroesophageal reflux disease.