The Veteran's service-connected esophageal hiatal hernia, post-operative with abdominal scar, is manifested by dysphagia, reflux, vomiting, and some shoulder pain. The Board finds a 10 percent evaluation for the entire appeal period.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has symptoms of dysphagia, reflux, vomiting, and some shoulder pain related to his service-connected esophageal hiatal hernia, post-operative with abdominal scar. These symptoms are not severe enough to warrant a higher rating under any other diagnostic code or combination of codes.
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal hiatal hernia, abdominal scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1438483
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What this means for you
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