The Veteran's service-connected hiatal hernia with GERD is rated at 30 percent, which the Board finds to be appropriate given the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's symptoms, including epigastric distress and regurgitation, warranted a higher rating than the current 10 percent evaluation, but not as high as the maximum available 60 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0908424
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes and denied increased ratings for various disabilities, including degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, radiculopathy, hiatal hernia with GERD, status post bilateral inguinal hernia repair, bilateral hearing loss, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease as the evidence did not show symptoms productive of considerable impairment of health.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of her service-connected hiatal hernia and cholecystectomy, as well as a new examination to determine the nature and etiology of her IBS.
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