The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for GERD with nausea and remanded the claims for service connection for memory loss and unspecified mood disorder (claimed as PTSD and somatic symptom disorder).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of GERD were not shown to be productive of considerable impairment of health, thus a rating in excess of 10 percent was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support service connection for memory loss or unspecified mood disorder (claimed as PTSD and somatic symptom disorder).
- Claimed conditions
- GERD with nausea, Memory loss, Unspecified mood disorder (claimed as PTSD and somatic symptom disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066488
What this means for you
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