The Veteran's service-connected eosinophilic esophagitis is rated at a 30 percent disability rating since the onset of her symptoms, which have been productive of considerable impairment of health.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows persistent epigastric distress with dysphasia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal pain, which meets the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7346.
- Claimed conditions
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
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- Decision date
- January 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1801968
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 6, 2018 for the 50 percent disability rating for eosinophilic esophagitis but denied a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's GERD, including eosinophilic esophagitis, is rated at 60 percent due to symptom combinations productive of severe impairment of health.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's GERD, including eosinophilic esophagitis, is rated at 60 percent due to severe impairment of health resulting from symptoms such as epigastric distress, dysphagia, pyrosis (heartburn), substernal pain, vomiting, nausea, weight loss, melena, food impaction, and choking.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service connection claims for impaired fasting glucose, ischemic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, cataracts, vitreous degeneration, right knee disability, left foot and right foot plantar fasciitis, IBS, diverticulosis, cholelithiasis, inguinal hernia, prostate enlargement, hypertrophy of the prostate, kidney cyst, microscopic hematuria, thick walled bladder, esophagitis, eosinophilic esophagitis, and stricture and stenosis of esophagus have all been denied.,The Veteran's service connection claims are not supported by evidence showing a current disability or a relationship to service.
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