The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for GERD for the appellate period prior to July 28, 2021, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claims for service connection for right and left foot plantar fasciitis were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in relative equipoise as to whether the manifestations of GERD more nearly approximated persistently recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal or arm or shoulder pain, productive of considerable impairment of health prior to July 28, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Right Foot Plantar Fasciitis, Left Foot Plantar Fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073435
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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