The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia is rated at a 30 percent rating, effective October 17, 2011. The claim for TDIU was denied as the combined disability rating does not meet the criteria for total disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of persistent epigastric distress, pyrosis, reflux, substernal and arm pain, sleep disturbances, nausea, and dietary restrictions have been rated at a 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 7346. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as there is no evidence of severe impairment of health.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), Hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23043258
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Related decisions
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- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia and dysphagia, finding that there was no documented history of esophageal stricture requiring daily medications to control dysphagia.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected GERD and hiatal hernia status post Nissen fundoplication is being remanded due to the need for a retrospective medical opinion regarding the severity of his symptoms at the time of the March 2021 VA examination.
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