The veteran's achalasia, with constriction of the distal esophagus, is characterized by significant impairment of the ability to swallow solid foods. The Board has granted an increased rating to 50 percent for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the veteran's achalasia significantly impairs his ability to swallow solid foods, warranting a higher rating than the current 30 percent disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- achalasia, constriction of the distal esophagus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0008892
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's achalasia did not begin during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's GERD with gastritis and achalasia is rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating due to lack of considerable impairment of health.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for GERD and a higher rating for achalasia type 3 to include spasm of esophagus (cardiospasm).
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD, hiatal hernia, achalasia, and hiccough, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not due to environmental exposures in Southwest Asia. The decision also found that the Veteran's medications used to treat his service-connected foot and back condition exacerbated his stomach condition.
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