The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's low back disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and postoperative residuals of a cholecystectomy. However, it found that these conditions do not warrant ratings higher than 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support more than mild intervertebral disc syndrome or lumbosacral strain for the low back disability; gastroesophageal reflux disease is only mildly disabling; and postoperative residuals of a cholecystectomy are currently noncompensable.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability (degenerative discopathy at L5-S1 with degenerative spurring and facet syndrome at L5), Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Postoperative residuals of a cholecystectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 29, 2002
- Citation
- 0208551
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