The veteran's digestive disorder, diagnosed as hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board finds that the evidence supports a 10 percent rating for this condition.
The deciding factor: The objective findings and subjective complaints of the veteran's gastrointestinal disability do not warrant more than a 10 percent evaluation under any relevant diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0115799
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- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of December 1, 1999 for a grant of TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude substantially gainful employment.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux warrants a 10 percent rating, as it is manifested by pyrosis and dysphagia, controlled with medication.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for all issues, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review them.
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