The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) and remanded the issues of left foot disability and acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's GERD was found to have onset during active service and is related to his current condition. The VA examiner provided a negative opinion regarding the left foot disability but acknowledged the Veteran's statements about chronic symptoms since service. The acquired psychiatric disability claim requires clarification of in-service stressors and physical assault.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), Left foot disability, Acquired psychiatric disability, to include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22007882
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's right and left foot disabilities are currently rated at 10 percent each, but the Board found that they do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for acne vulgaris is dismissed. Service connection for tinnitus is granted, but the left foot disability claim is remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's GERD is rated at 10 percent since May 2023. The Board has granted an initial rating of 60 percent for the condition, effective from May 19, 2024.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of sinusitis is dismissed. The appeals for cervical spine disability, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, GERD, and migraine disability are remanded.
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