The Veteran's GERD with gastritis and achalasia is rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating due to lack of considerable impairment of health.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms are already included in the assigned 10% rating, and only additional symptoms such as need for restricted diet and reports of nausea, belching, bitter taste, and sleep disturbances were considered. The most significant symptoms that reflect considerable impairment of health (loss of sleep and consequential mental health symptoms) were not shown prior to April 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with gastritis, achalasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24083815
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's achalasia did not begin during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, remanding some issues for further development.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran was granted a rating of at least 10 percent for left ankle scars and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD with gastritis, as well as service connection for bilateral hearing loss, back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right foot plantar fasciitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and an acquired psychiatric disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's GERD with gastritis as it did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.
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