The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected hiatal hernia, effective from January 18, 1997. The veteran is also entitled to a compensable rating for his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and residuals of a fracture of the right ankle.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's hiatal hernia has been manifested by dysphagia, pyrosis, and chest pain without regurgitation or significant health impairment. The Board finds that this warrants a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7346.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Hiatal hernia, Residuals of a fracture of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0003606
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