The veteran's exercise-induced asthma is currently rated at 30 percent, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia at 10 percent, and plantar fasciitis with bilateral heel spurs at non-compensable. The appeals for higher ratings are granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's exercise-induced asthma is currently rated based on the severity of his symptoms as documented in pulmonary function tests, which consistently show mild obstructive defects without requiring systemic corticosteroids or immuno-suppressive medications. His GERD with hiatal hernia meets the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation due to recurrent pyrosis and regurgitation. The veteran's plantar fasciitis is rated non-compensable as there is no significant functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Exercise-induced asthma, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia, Plantar fasciitis with bilateral heel spurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0301934
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Decisions by this judge: 1,458 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and will consider evidence submitted after the October 2024 Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The Veteran's GERD is presumed to have existed prior to service, but there is no clear and unmistakable evidence that it was not aggravated by service. The Board has requested an examination to determine if the Veteran's GERD had its onset during or is otherwise etiologically related to active-duty service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia is granted a 60 percent rating effective November 14, 2018. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms are severe and productive of considerable impairment of health.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia was restored to a 30 percent evaluation, and an increased rating for the condition is granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's COPD with exercise-induced asthma is granted an increased rating of 10 percent prior to February 27, 2025, and a 30 percent rating from February 27, 2025 to May 12, 2025, and a 10 percent rating thereafter.
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