The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for GERD and hiatal hernia, but service connection was denied for coronary artery disease, sleep disorder, erectile dysfunction, and irritable bowel disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's coronary artery disease, sleep disorder, erectile dysfunction, or irritable bowel disease were related to his service or secondary to his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal hernia, coronary artery disease (CAD), sleep disorder, erectile dysfunction, irritable bowel disease (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0908418
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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