The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease with Barrett's esophagus, finding that his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show symptoms warranting a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7346 (hiatal hernia).
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease with Barrett's esophagus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0411155
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 332 · Granted: 14% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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- Granted
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