The Veteran's GERD is granted an increased disability rating of 30 percent, but no higher. The Veteran's hypertension is denied a compensable disability rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran’s GERD symptoms more nearly approximated persistent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal arm or shoulder pain, productive of considerable impairment of health. However, there was no evidence of hematemesis or melena with moderate anemia.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177493
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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