The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected gastritis with GERD, finding that the objective and probative medical evidence did not support a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show severe impairment of health or significant disability related to the service-connected gastrointestinal condition.
- Claimed conditions
- gastritis with GERD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0807135
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