The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the first metatarsal phalangeal joint of the left foot and reopened the claim for hiatal hernia with reflux esophagitis. The Veteran's claims regarding right carpal tunnel syndrome, left toe injury, and left CTS remain pending.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted that supports a current diagnosis of hiatal hernia with reflux esophagitis, which was not previously considered in the June 1996 Board decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the first metatarsal phalangeal joint of the left foot, Hiatal hernia with reflux esophagitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0938552
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected cluster headaches are currently rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular rating. The Board denied an increased disability rating as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's hiatal hernia with reflux esophagitis has led to severe health impairment, including frequent vomiting, nausea, dehydration, and acute renal failure. The Board finds that the symptoms warrant a 60% rating.
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