Can You Get VA Benefits for GERD? | Find Out!
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- 0:00 Introduction
0:45 What does GERD stand for? What is GERD? What is gastroesophageal reflux disease?
1:14 Is GERD just heartburn? What are symptoms of GERD?
2:08 How does GERD start? How do you develop GERD?
3:10 Can medications cause GERD?
3:48 Can you get VA benefits for GERD? Can you get VA disability for GERD?
4:07 How does VA rate GERD? Can GERD be service-connected?
4:21 Hill & Ponton case example of VA client with GERD
5:09 What evidence is helpful for GERD VA disability claims?
5:49 What is an analogous rating? Explanation of how VA rates GERD at 60% and more.
7:16 Can you get 100% VA disability for GERD?
7:25 Can you get TDIU for GERD?
8:12 How is the Gulf War linked to GERD? Is Gulf War Syndrome the same as GERD?
9:34 If I served in the Gulf War can I get VA benefits for GERD even if it's not presumptive?
10:12 Can I get VA benefits for both IBS and GERD at the same time?
10:43 What are common issues with GERD VA claims?
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Thanks for the video and appreciate the info you are providing. Front line Combat Gulf War Vet with service connected GERD that eventually developed to Barrett's Esophagus pre-cancer condition while under military medical care negligence while AD. Experienced the vomiting blood and thought I was dying of cancer until seeing a Gastro Doc outside the VA/military system that finally diagnosed the condition. Have to undergo bi-annual endoscopy's for the rest of my life and a 40 mg pill everyday for a drug that isn't supposed to be used long term. Not to mention the RULES, no pizza or tomato based foods, no fried foods, no eating after 1800, must sleep on back and not on sides or stomach, raised or inclined mattress, and yet I still otherwise experience acid reflux, vomiting, and even dry heaves on empty stomach despite the meds. I'm rated a big 10% disability for that. And the associated IBS that the Docs said was secondary to the GERD, was denied by the VA on my claim because there was no rating for GERD.... wait for it.... then the very next day they approved the 10% for the GERD. See how they denied the IBS because there was no GERD determination, then approved the GERD the very next day. Snakes in the grass! Why is it our combat veterans have to fight overseas only to return from combat to fight our own veterans administration tooth and nail for years and years, if they are able fight at all? It's almost like having a new enemy. Meanwhile, the US government is proud to freely give US tax payer money away to foreign governments and foreign citizens for various causes or provide monetary assistance to non-US citizens more easily than US military veterans. We need to take care of our Soldiers first!
GERD....I had heart burn for years. Went to doctors and were given Rolaids to chew on....Finally went to a specialist and it was GERD and hernia. taking meds since . This was due to toxic exposure to TCE/PCE .....VA is chew on this now......Thanks for doing this topic.
Sorry to hear about your toxic exposure. In 1982 was exposed to hexavalent chromium and hexamethylene diisocyanate when spray painting infantry vehicles with CARC paint. No PPE, no respirator. Quality of life not so good anymore. Keep fighting!
I'm glad you're putting out this information. I have 0% service connected GERD, but I ended up have growths on my vocal cords, affecting my voice and almost obstructing my airway. I had to have surgery to get them growths removed. I just filed for an increase as it was all pre-approved outside of the VA since they couldn't get me in for over 6 months.
Ty for mentioning tdiu! Gerd and IBS can definitely make employability a challenge!!!!
Excellent video with useful information. Thank you for posting the video
thank you for the content!
Thank you for making this video. I am 10 percent and hope to be more.
Hi David! Thank you for watching! We hope you are able to receive your rightful benefits!
I had a H-Pylori treatment with Omeprazole, two month afterwards, I got GERD. I was already at 30% for IBS.
This is insane. Until this video I had always assumed I was having light heart attacks or something nearly every time I had heartburn. Had no idea this could be the reason.
I was on Ranitidine for about 10 years, can't wait to find out what problems that will cause...
Hi L Greene, we actually do have a video on Zantac and ranitidine products being recalled due to NDMA exposure. Check it out here: czcams.com/video/EfgOpca621g/video.html
I was prescribed Ranitidine for years by the VA, until one day a letter casually comes in the mail telling me to stop taking Ranitidine as it causes cancer...
And here is I be taking Aleve for my shoulder pain,and I do have blood in my vomiting and I have a rapid weight loss in the last 3 years.
if shoulder is service connected you can get gerd connected secondary to shoulder
Have question? I get bile come up a lot. Especially when I sleep. I do take pain meds for lower back pain & knee pains, High blood pressure. Is this the same or similar to GERD? I am a Gulf War veteran. I flew in & around the burning of the oil fields. When we landed, I did not ever see the sun. It was always like a dark cloudy sky. Similar to Southern California in the summer (smog), but darker & not brown.
I developed this while in the Army n was giving medication for years, I wouldn't wish that feeling on my enemy...feels like a none stop heart attack that doesn't stop n you vomit everything you eaten, it often relieve you of the pain.
I wouldn’t be surprised some of us have a whole pharmacy at home - pharma industry is banking and we are dying relying on drugs
exactly when mine started, I would take medication for my S/C back injury on an empty stomach so I could participate in morning fitness and run. after years of doing that it caught up with me .... food particles would come up thru my nose at night when I was sleep.
Is there a way to take advantage of the lung problem copd
So as a member of a fuel system repair career i have noticed not only in myself but several other members in the same career field from other bases having this issue via a facebook group we all are in. Could this be used to prove service connection to GERD in relation to jet fuel exposure? I also have bad chest pain and throat burning and my throat feels swollen all the time as well.
Does arthritis qualify as a secondary when you have a rating for ulcerative colitis. Uveitis and arthritis are giving me issues lately and my doctor said they are related to my UC
It will develop into Barrett's Esophagus. I have it.
Esophageal spasms?
hiatal hernia?
Ive been told I have both?
Idk how I'm going to link this. I started experiencing heart burn and acid reflux while on an easy deployment in Kuwait. 7 years later I have everything except blood vomit. Well wish me luck it's worth a shot.
Did you ever mention the heartburn to a doctor while in?
@@michellejd6363 no, I just thought heart burn was normal. I got a statement from some of the guys mentioning that I always had tumbs on hand. I'll be getting a camera shoved down my throat next month. So I'm progressing slowly.
@@TheNecrokage do you have any other service connected conditions? If you have PTSD, anxiety or any mental health condition service connected you can link it as a secondary. Also, if you were ever hurt in the military and prescribed ibuprofen you can link GERD as a secondary to ibuprofen use.
Get it checked out if you have GERD because I developed Stage IV cancer from it and I didn't think that I would last more than a year after the diagnosis.
Hope you’re doing well still
any word on the proposed new rating schedule for ptsd?
I was diagnosed 10% for Gerd as a Gulf War vet when Sadam started his Scorch earth policy years ago. Would this be considered service connected?
VA DOC did endoscopy because of my GERD. I have Barretts disease. VA denied my GERD claim, but 70% PTSD. They said not service connected. Gulf War Veteran.
You need a good Nexus or DBQ to connect your PTSD to it.
@@Nasty_J get a nexus letter , gulf war should be automatic but get the nexus letter.
Almost a year after this video is posted but I will ask anyway, I am diagnosed with gerd and ibs, the ibs is mild but the gerd is just getting worse and worse everyday. The VA diagnosed me with gerd but I don't think they service linked it, and I didn't start having these problems until after I got back from deployment. What would be the best way to service link my gerd? I deployed in 2012-2013 so do I fall under the presumption of gulf war veteran? I have also heard that the presumption way is really difficult.
link to PTSD ?
I have GERD, been diagnosed by VA doctors for GERD and filed for GERD but the VA raters change the terminology on my claims from GERD to stomach ulcers and deny me where I have no stomach ulcers but I do have esophagus ulcers from the GERD!! The VA raters make sure I can not file anymore claims past my 70% PTSD claim. They change the information I enter on the claims so they will be denied by changing the terminology or the injury dates.
The VA is doing the same thing to me… denied my sleep apnea three times then finally rated me at zero using CFR talking about pre aggravation and post aggravation… the VA does not help veterans
I have this and it's horrible. I applied a was denied. I learned I did not gave service connection and nexus letter.
I am a surviving spouse with severe Gerd.Do I qualify for any help?
Viet Nam vet, had Hiatal Hernia dx about 10 yrs. after ETS. Can you explain some ways it could be service connected?
I belch 20 times a min i keep getting transferred from one nurse to another - i have a pharmacy at home from the VA anti acid and antibiotics prescriptions that doesn’t work now i have to do a blood test for H-Pyloria to see if i have it ! Hmmm aint this test supposed to be done first before the antibiotics ? the question is when will i see a real doctor that specializes in the digestive system - i may have Hiatal Hernia because i fell pressure in the chest cavity it might be the cause- spintcher muscle NOT blockin gas escaping to the esophagus-
What can you do when the V A tells you your medical records where burn up in a fire? I got my records there was 6 pages the rest were distorted by fire.
Redo all the test is the only way if the lost them
Hi, I have a 20% compensation service conectes 10% rinitis 10% asma. I have been taking medication for many many years, for the past 4 years I've been diagnosed with GERD and have been treated for it at VA.
How do I go about to get a claim for service conected related?
Hi Jose, our website states "There are different ways to receive benefits for GERD including through direct service connection as well as Secondary service connection." I have linked the full written blog here which should provide the information you are looking for. www.hillandponton.com/service-connecting-gerd-need-know/
Was diagnosed with gerd by Dr. Aravelo VA doc. Need help from hill &pontoon
Hello I have ulcers and now I have GERD. can I claim GERD as a secondary?
What about if your Gerd was so bad you had surgery? Then what? I have a nexus letter from my Dr relating it to PTSD.
Can Gerd lead to Barrett’s , the lost of the lining in your throat?
Yes it will. I had numerous procedures to correct my damage esophagus.
ok i have the VA correcting an error. looks like they changed it to stomach hernia.... no final rating yet. my military documents show a lot of ibuprophen prescribed, I threw up blood 3 times in 1 hour while on deployment.... so they better rate me!
Sorry to bother but the I’m going thru this with the VA just want to know what the VA ended up telling you?
I got 10% for GERD and my symptoms just get worse, now I even get scared I have a hearts attack, constant diarrhea, Do I have IBS too, try to get it updated but got denied
how is camp lejeune water linked to gerd?
I have 100% P&T TIDY, 80% scheduler. I had GERD for years now and it was listed as (Chronic stomach disorder and esophageal condition). The VA determined it was not service-connected. I have a hard time swallowing and continuous acid re flux condition. My C3&C4 were crouched and now self fused and my C5&C6 are also fractured causing my esophagus to narrow. I received 30% for this. I was told not to resubmit because I already have 100% TGIF and I'm 69yrs old. Is this advice correct?
What if you can’t eat after 7 and have to eat a very restive diet to keep it in check.
I am rated 10% for gerd/ibs ..but I also suffer from server gastorpersis .that causes pain and bloating, constipation and diarrhea, migrains from the blockage and increased blood pressure, reflux , vomiting. I don't know if I should file for increae under ibs or gerd and the secondary of sinusitis with gerd .
How did you end up doing it?
@davidmurrel2349 in service stomach issues then va meds and medical drs notes got me 30% gerd
@@kaligatorlegwhip cool thanks I definitely need to get up to 30% I got way more than what qualifies for 10%
@davidmurrel2349 the key to me was starting a paper trail using va doctors . It showed meds and countless notes and continued complaints of stomach issues and when I went in for a gastric emptying exam and it showed my food wasn't moving over 5hrs . My very next c&p exam the doctors wanted to give me 60% but raters ended up giving me 30% .
My gerd and ibs-d were combined as one by va. Were they right in doing so or should i have been rated separately for each condition?
They only give one rating, whichever is higher
no that's pyramiding, should be rated for the higher disability..
Can GERD and IBS be rated separately? I have been diagnosed for both but SC for GERD only.
They say you can only be rated for one because it would be considered Pyramiding. So they take the one out of the two which is the worst and rate that one. That could be a good thing if they view both as having a 10% rating and choose to give you a 30% rating to encompass both because there is not a 20% rating for those particular disabilities.
@@rbatessssss Does arthritis qualify as a secondary when you have a rating for ulcerative colitis. Uveitis and arthritis are giving me issues lately and my doctor said they are related to my UC
I am not sure about that one, but I know if you can find a Doctor to write a Nexus Letter explaining how your diagnosed disability is connected to your Service Connected disability you have a chance of being granted that disability as a Secondary disability.
My question I may have GERD, I wake up with vomit in my mouth, pain in my throat, and chest. but the only medication they gave me was a lot of ibuprofin and I've been surviving my knee pain from the military with 800mg ibuprofin and naproxin sodium. Like a lot of it that and Fatty liver and elevated billirupin levels and I don't drink and i get that question if i do or not.
If you are throwing up acid into your throat its GERD. It can actually choke you to death
How can i reach you to get your assistance for my service related medical issues claims?
Gerd can lead to Cancer of the stomach , esophagus , lungs and mouth , u also lose teeth quickly from it , and can lead to respiratory issues
Thanks for that info. I have almost choke to death because while asleep my stomach belch acid into my throat causing me to wake up suffocating. It's almost killed me several times choking to death
Would migrane medication cause acid/gerd?
Yes I think she mentioned that in first 5 min
Recently diagnosed with acid reflux after a VA procedure, what can it be secondary too?
Thank you for your question! We have a very informative blog that explains ratings for GERD. I have linked it here www.hillandponton.com/service-connecting-gerd-need-know/
Can GERD be caused by JP-5 exposure?
and i am rated anemic already. so I think its in my favor
Can stress cause GERD ? After 16 wees of boot camp in 1963 I never ate another military cooked meal, I was on very small search and rescue units and we had to do our own cooking or eat out and meals were often interrupted by emergency calls so often cramming food o=down and or not being able to swallow due to the stress knowing the alarm could be sounded at any second.
Hi Charlie, we are sorry to hear that you suffer with this condition. We have linked a great blog about causes of GERD here www.hillandponton.com/service-connecting-gerd-need-know/
Anxiety
They rated me 0% for service connected gerd, is it right? I thought the lowest for this rating is 10%
I was rated for 0% too but then filed for an increase and was increased to 10%.
@@michellejd6363 Thanks for letting me know
How does one use your services I need help ASAP?
Hi Anthony, please feel free to give our office a call at 407-537-9000 to see if we may be able to assist. Thank you!
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Can watching TV news cause GERD?
Can I claim sleep apena or insomnia secondary to GERD . I wake up everyday bcuz of gastric acid , I'm currently rated at 30% GERD and now have gastorpersis aka slow gastric emptying which is very painful
I think you can link it. Gerd destroys the throat and the throat is linked to sleep apnea
I need help with a VA claims my name is James Lester I live in the Atlanta Georgia area I have talked to one of your associates but I have not been able to get back with her can somebody help me with this
I am rated 10% with tinnitus but I have other problems
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Tinnitus( constant noise in your ears) can cause Headaches/Migraines (Record them when you have them and tell you doctor), cause Depression it is so frustrating (tell your doctor) so you can get counseling. You must go to the clinic and get this checked out!
How get into contact with your law firm Hill & Ponton. P?
Hey Jerry, you can call our office and someone on our VA disability team will be able to help you - (888) 211-2541
I am rated 0% for gerd I am on medication for it. Should I put in for an increase?
Same here I was rated at 0% also.
When were you rated?
Hi Michael, if the GERD is affecting your day to day life significantly and impacting your performance at work, then it may be worth considering an increased rating. Your foot is in the proverbial door with your 0% rating. Good luck!
I was exposed to Radiation 1965 on a Nuclear sub and Gerd for as many years and Hialeah hernia I applied radiation exposure What they will give me My record go all the way to 1967 Kaiser keeps good records. Thank you
Can an appendectomy cause GURD?
Would exposure, to Agent Orange, in Vietnam, contribute, to Gerd? I was there, in the jungle, and, was oversprayed, by helicopters, 3 times, with "Defoliant". I will save this video, and comments, for your reply. Thank You.
Hi Billy, there are currently no presumptive regulations that include GERD. I have linked our written blog with more information here www.hillandponton.com/service-connecting-gerd-need-know/
This is my problem in this time.
We are sorry to hear that and we hope you found our video helpful!