Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the period on appeal prior to May 19, 2024, and a 40 percent rating thereafter for the service-connected gastric ulcer. The claim for increased evaluation of hiatal hernia was denied.
The deciding factor: The August 2022 VA medical opinion provided negative nexus evidence between the Veteran's hiatal hernia and his service-connected gastric ulcer, while the Veteran's symptoms met the criteria for a higher rating under the amended rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia, gastric ulcer (previously rated as gastritis, alcoholic, with prominent gastric mucosal folds), otitis media, serous, status post myringotomy, with bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017317
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