The Veteran's GERD is currently rated at 10 percent disabling, the maximum schedular rating available under DC 7346. The other conditions have not been found to warrant higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's GERD symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating as they are persistent and recurrent with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, but without substernal or arm/shoulder pain, productive of considerable impairment of health.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Lateral Collateral Ligament Sprain, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Erectile Dysfunction, Obesity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1714157
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted a 70% rating, effective July 15, 2024. The Veteran's GERD remains at a 10% rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 70 percent rating prior to July 29, 2024. The GERD rating remains at 30 percent disabled but no higher.
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