The Veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD is granted a 30 percent disability evaluation.,The Veteran's scars of the right and left breast are granted a 10 percent disability evaluation prior to July 25, 2018. A separate 10 percent rating is also granted for the period since July 25, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD meets the criteria for a 30 percent disability evaluation based on recurrent epigastric distress with pyrosis and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal pain.,The scars of the right and left breast are painful but do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under Diagnostic Codes 7801 or 7805.
- Claimed conditions
- Hiatal Hernia with GERD, Scars of the right and left breast
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22003410
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- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, migraines, and hiatal hernia with GERD have resulted in a compensable rating of zero percent. The Board has granted an earlier effective date of March 5, 2018 for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a rating of 30 percent for hiatal hernia with GERD, effective from April 26, 2016. The claim for separate rating for GERD and service connection for left knee disability are not addressed as they were not part of the appeal.
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