The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that the evidence shows symptom combinations productive of severe impairment of health.
The deciding factor: The persuasive evidence showed that the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability more nearly approximated a combination of symptoms productive of severe impairment of health, warranting a 60 percent rating under DC 7346.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010632
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,287 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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