The deciding factor: The veteran's gastrointestinal disorder is manifested by persistently recurrent epigastric distress with pyrosis (heartburn) and regurgitation, but does not meet criteria for higher ratings due to lack of substernal or arm/shoulder pain, significant health impairment, ulceration, or gastric lesions.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0002258
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