The Veteran's GERD, including vomiting, was granted service connection and assigned a 30 percent initial rating from February 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012. After that period, the Veteran received a 10 percent initial rating for GERD.,Service connection was also granted for peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity and allergic rhinitis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner attributed the Veteran's symptoms to known diagnoses (IBS and GERD) and provided rationale based on medical literature and clinical observations.
- Claimed conditions
- enlarged cisterna magna, abdominal/colon cramping, nausea, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity, allergic rhinitis, dizziness, earaches, hemoptysis, chronic fatigue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18109231
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