The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for right spermatocele was denied as he does not have voiding or renal dysfunction, which would warrant a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.,Service connection for a neurological disability was denied as there is no current evidence of such a condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's GERD symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating (30 percent) based on considerable impairment of health, despite his reported symptoms and history.,The Veteran does not have voiding or renal dysfunction that would warrant a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes. The examiner noted no impact on work due to the condition.,There is no current evidence of a neurological disability in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Right spermatocele, Neurological disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20028614
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