Granted
The Veteran's GERD was granted a 60 percent disability evaluation, effective April 12, 2012, as the symptoms more nearly approximated severe impairment of health.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's GERD symptoms were found to be productive of considerable impairment of health, warranting a higher rating than previously assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25014204
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