The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal regarding an increased rating for hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) was withdrawn. The claim for service connection for a bilateral heel disorder is denied as there is no current diagnosis of this condition.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing the Veteran currently has a bilateral heel disorder, and thus, direct service connection cannot be established.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), migraine-type headaches, posttraumatic due to head injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1027905
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is rated at zero percent (noncompensable), and the Board denied a higher rating.,The Veteran's service-connected hiatal hernia with GERD is currently rated at ten percent, and the Board denied an increased rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including low back disability, hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), and eczema, have prevented her from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to February 22, 2013. The Board has granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a higher rating for SMC under section 1114(o) and awarded two separate ratings of SMC based on loss of use of both feet due to service-connected peripheral neuropathy and need for regular aid and attendance.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for disability of the lumbosacral spine, entitlement to service connection for sleep disorder, and entitlement to an increased rating for hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease. The Veteran's current hiatal hernia with GERD is currently rated as 30 percent disabling.
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