GERD (AKA REFLUX) DIAGNOSIS

[John Royal]

Greetings,

Looking for guidance on whether I should file a Secondary Claim for GERD due to its possible connection to my SC Sleep Apnea. The information below is taken from VA Medical Record PCM notes.VA Medical

Patient consumed the effervescent granules for esophageal distention. Patient subsequently consumed thick barium material. There is no focal stricture, discrete ulceration, or mass effect on the esophagus. Normal transit of contrast through

the lower esophageal sphincter. There was however low-grade reflux in the lower third of the esophagus. Small hiatal hernia.

Any guidance is most greatly appreciated!

JR

[blahsaysme2u]

On 3/29/2018 at 9:43 AM, rigo8582 said:

For what its worth I'm fighting a similar battle. I'm service connected for GERD and I got denied Sleep apnea secondary. For me using the CPAP and treating the sleep apnea reduces my reflux by a large margin. I went from taking 300mg of ranitidine 1-2 times a day for my reflux and heartburn to only taking 3 pills in the course of a year.

I was going to say the same thing. its greatly improved my SC GERD. i was service connected via motrin/NASID treatments from army. i was also dx while in so that helped my case. dunno how easy/hard would be after the fact

[blahsaysme2u]

congrats to those that won their claims. good luck to OP. pw gave great advice here...