The Veteran's GERD, left ear hearing loss, and mastoidectomy due to cholesteatoma do not warrant higher initial ratings. Service connection for malignant hyperthermia was granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of GERD are moderate and do not meet the criteria for a higher rating; his left ear hearing loss is noncompensable; his mastoidectomy due to cholesteatoma does not warrant a compensable evaluation. However, malignant hyperthermia was found to be incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Disc Protrusions at C4-5 and C6-7, Left Ear Hearing Loss, Mastoidectomy Due to Cholesteatoma, Malignant Hyperthermia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0908839
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for the Veteran's GERD, finding that his condition is productive of daily medications to control dysphagia and is otherwise asymptomatic.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to an unclear employment history and a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and increased evaluations for GERD, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and TBI.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, except for a granted 30 percent rating for headache disability.
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