A rating of 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia is granted, effective January 9, 2010.,A rating more than 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms have not produced considerable impairment of health and do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under DC 7346.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20073837
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected GERD with hiatal hernia, as there was no evidence of recurrent esophageal stricture(s) causing dysphagia requiring dilation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetic neuropathy of both upper extremities and GERD with hiatal hernia to obtain outstanding medical records.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia as the Veteran's symptoms did not result in considerable impairment of health.
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