The Veteran's hiatal hernia is rated at 30 percent for the entire rating period from February 21, 2014 to October 3, 2018. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners and treatment records showed no material weight loss, no hematemesis or melena with moderate anemia, and no symptom combinations productive of severe impairment of health due to hiatal hernia during the rating period.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- A19001896
What this means for you
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