The Veteran's GERD with gastritis is productive of vomiting twice a week, with a burning sensation in the stomach and chest, but not severe enough to warrant an evaluation higher than 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The symptoms described do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7346 (hiatal hernia) as they are less severe than those required for a 30 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with gastritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1001545
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