The Veteran's GERD symptoms have approximated persistently recurrent epigastric distress productive of considerable impairment of health more nearly than symptoms of pain, vomiting, material weight loss and hematemesis or melena with moderate anemia or other symptom combinations productive of severe impairment of health. The uniform 30 percent rating is proper.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's GERD symptoms have approximated persistently recurrent epigastric distress productive of considerable impairment of health more nearly than symptoms of pain, vomiting, material weight loss and hematemesis or melena with moderate anemia or other symptom combinations productive of severe impairment of health.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1122761
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's GERD is rated at 10 percent since May 2023. The Board has granted an initial rating of 60 percent for the condition, effective from May 19, 2024.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of sinusitis is dismissed. The appeals for cervical spine disability, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, GERD, and migraine disability are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) is being remanded due to an error in the AOJ decision and a need for a hearing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's GI disorder is related to his service, but the AOJ needs to determine which specific deployment or exposure caused it. The PACT Act requires this determination.
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