The veteran's service-connected hiatal hernia with reflux, gastritis and duodenitis is currently rated at 30 percent. The esophageal stricture is also rated at 30 percent.
The deciding factor: Both conditions are already rated based on their underlying causes (hiatal hernia and esophageal stricture) without additional evaluation for the individual conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Hiatal Hernia with Reflux, Gastritis and Duodenitis, Esophageal Stricture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0009460
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