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Granted

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

Veterans Law Judge

STEPHEN L. WILKINS

Decisions by this judge: 1,599 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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