Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 0605791
The deciding factor: The veteran's GERD causes daily regurgitation and non-radiating epigastric pain, as well as pyrosis and dysphagia with occasional nausea and vomiting, but does not cause anemia, hematemesis, nausea, or melena with severely impaired health.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral patellofemoral syndrome, bilateral wrist crepitus/carpal tunnel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0605791
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election under VA claims processing rules.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia, finding that the severity of the condition most closely approximates the criteria for a 30 percent disability evaluation.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia, resolving any doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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