The Veteran's chronic costochondritis is granted a 20 percent initial rating, effective from the date of the decision.,The Veteran's GERD with antral gastritis is denied for higher than 30 percent evaluation beginning November 8, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's chronic costochondritis warranted a 20 percent initial rating due to severe symptoms and marked interference with employment. The GERD with antral gastritis was rated as 30 percent disabling throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic costochondritis, GERD with antral gastritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2021
- Citation
- 21071494
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic costochondritis and tinnitus, but remanded the claim for sleep apnea.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for chronic costochondritis and remanded the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with antral gastritis from November 8, 2016.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for chronic costochondritis and a rating in excess of 30 percent from November 8, 2016, for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with antral gastritis for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for chronic costochondritis, finding that her symptoms more closely align with a moderate disability rather than a moderately severe or severe one.
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