The veteran's digestive system disability, primarily manifested by mild epigastric discomfort, nausea, belching, sour brash, acid reflux and nocturnal burning, is productive of considerable impairment of health. The Board finds that the disability picture more nearly approximates the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The veteran's digestive system disability primarily manifests as mild epigastric discomfort, nausea, belching, sour brash, acid reflux and nocturnal burning, which is productive of considerable impairment of health. The symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- diaphragmatic hernia, Barrett's esophagus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0207059
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