The Veteran's service-connected Barrett's esophagus with anemia and upper and lower GI disorder is rated at 60 percent from October 25, 2019 to January 2, 2020. The Board found that the severity of his symptoms warranted this rating based on severe impairment of health.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms included persistently recurrent epigastric distress, dysphagia, pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, substernal pain, sleep disturbance caused by esophagal reflux, vomiting, and anemia. The Board found these symptoms to be productive of severe impairment of health.
- Claimed conditions
- Barrett's esophagus, anemia, upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2023
- Citation
- A23027797
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