The Board has granted service connection for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and assigned a 50 percent rating for esophageal stricture. The claim for an initial compensable rating for GERD prior to May 26, 2017 is dismissed as the appellant withdrew his appeal.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the appellant's nonalcoholic steatohepatitis was caused by service and assigned a 50 percent rating for esophageal stricture based on severe symptoms during flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802161
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