The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's peptic ulcer disease, status post vagotomy, with hiatal hernia and GERD, finding that his symptoms warrant this level of disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms include vomiting, including hematemesis, and noted weight fluctuation, which are considered continuous moderate manifestations of a duodenal ulcer under Diagnostic Code 7305.
- Claimed conditions
- Peptic Ulcer Disease (status post vagotomy), Hiatal Hernia with GERD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 10, 2011
- Citation
- 1117860
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The Veteran is granted a rating of 30 percent for hiatal hernia with GERD, effective from April 26, 2016. The claim for separate rating for GERD and service connection for left knee disability are not addressed as they were not part of the appeal.
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