The Board granted increased ratings for GERD and cervical radiculopathy with carpal tunnel syndrome, both effective December 17, 2020, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate a 30 percent rating for GERD and a 70 percent rating for cervical radiculopathy with carpal tunnel syndrome. The acquired psychiatric disorder is proximately due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia, Cervical radiculopathy and carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper extremity, Acquired psychiatric disorder (mood disorder due to known physiological condition with depressive features)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066382
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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia as the Veteran's symptoms did not show considerable impairment of health.
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