The Board has determined that the veteran's hiatal hernia, which was initially granted service connection for in October 1995 and rated at 10 percent disabling effective September 21, 1995, does not warrant a higher rating based on his symptoms since then.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms have been consistent with episodes of heartburn, nausea, reflux, occasional regurgitation, and mild epigastric discomfort. These symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 30 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7346 (hiatal hernia), which requires persistent recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal or arm/shoulder pain.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2005
- Citation
- 0517959
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What this means for you
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