The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for post-operative hiatal hernia and a separate 30 percent rating for esophageal stricture, both associated with the service-connected hiatal hernia. The Veteran's symptoms of recurrent epigastric distress, dysphagia, pyrosis, regurgitation, substernal pain, anemia, weight loss, and intermittent spasms have been found to warrant these ratings.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has persistent symptoms consistent with a 30 percent rating for hiatal hernia (including esophageal stricture), which approximates considerable impairment of health. The separate 30 percent rating for esophageal stricture is also warranted due to intermittent spasms.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-operative Hiatal Hernia, Esophageal Stricture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1742769
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