The Veteran's esophagitis, status post fundoplication, has been manifested by epigastric distress, dysphagia, pyrosis, regurgitation, and substernal pain. However, these symptoms have not resulted in considerable impairment of health warranting a higher disability evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's esophagitis is currently rated as 10 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 7346 for hiatal hernia, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to his symptoms being less severe than those required for a 30 or 60 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- esophagitis, status post fundoplication
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1037872
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