GERD (acid reflux) — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia, vitamin D deficiency, chronic bronchitis, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension, liver steatosis, and splenic artery aneurysm.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for service-connected GERD, effective December 7, 2022.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of September 1, 2022, for the grant of service connection for acne, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, dry eye syndrome, GERD, and bilateral knee patella alta.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, rhinitis, sinusitis, and GERD as they require further development of evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and GERD based on the evidence supporting a nexus to in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding a link to the Veteran's active-duty service. The claim for GERD was remanded for further development.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected cholelithiasis, status-post cholecystectomy, with GERD.

The appeal with respect to the determination that a duty to assist error has been identified during the higher-level review for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is dismissed.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for right iliac crest syndrome and service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, while denying increased ratings for dermatographism (urticaria), allergic rhinitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease, and denying service connection for respiratory disability, right hand tremors, and left hand tremors.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip disability, GERD, and dermatitis. The claims for a bowel disability and obstructive sleep apnea were denied. The remaining issues are remanded.

The Board granted entitlement to TDIU from January 23, 2015 to October 16, 2017 based on the aggregate impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluding substantially gainful employment. The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), finding the evidence persuasively weighs against any relationship to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied initial ratings for several disabilities, while granting a 30% rating for the left foot disability and a 40% rating for the back disability.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address deficiencies in the previous opinions regarding direct service connection and secondary service connection.

The veteran withdrew appeals for service connection and rating issues, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Board granted an effective date of May 27, 2021, for the award of separate ratings for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy but denied an earlier effective date for service connection for GERD. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for adenocarcinoma, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's in-service vaccination and his current condition.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), both on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as remanded certain issues for further consideration.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for GERD to obtain additional medical opinions regarding its etiology, including whether it is related to service or caused/aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).