The Veteran is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected gastritis with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and depressive disorder with sleep problems, which prevent him from working.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected gastritis with GERD and depressive disorder with sleep problems prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- gastritis with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), depressive disorder with sleep problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1721476
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- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of September 16, 2023 for a 70 percent rating stage for service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder and depressive disorder with sleep problems. The Veteran's psychiatric condition is rated based on the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating for gastritis with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to obtain an addendum opinion on the severity of the Veteran's condition without the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for gastritis with GERD and interstitial lung disease (ILD), to include a right lung nodule, based on the Veteran's exposure to environmental hazards during his Persian Gulf War service.
- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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