The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the Veteran's symptoms did not more nearly approximate persistently recurring epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal or arm or shoulder pain, productive of considerable impairment of health.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's GERD manifested in two or more symptoms for the 30 percent evaluation of less severity but did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as there was no evidence of persistently recurring epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal or arm or shoulder pain, productive of 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 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016942
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