The Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux, and has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for hypercholesterolemia.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence showed elevated cholesterol levels, which were previously noted but not considered a disability in service. The veteran's treating physician provided an opinion linking his current heart disease to his service-connected hiatal hernia and hypercholesterolemia.
- Claimed conditions
- Hiatal Hernia with Gastroesophageal Reflux, Hypercholesterolemia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0033361
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