The Veteran's GERD is currently rated at 10 percent, but not higher. The Board found the evidence did not show considerable impairment of health.,PTSD was granted a 30% rating effective March 23, 2007. The Veteran argues for an earlier effective date, which the Board denied as it is factually ascertainable that PTSD had not worsened to warrant a higher rating prior to August 2, 2012.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show considerable impairment of health due to GERD symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18141292
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