Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there was no evidence of considerable or severe impairment of health during the period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's GERD symptoms did not amount to considerable impairment of health, and the need to take breaks to drink water or milk does not equate to causing considerable impairment of health.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015421
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