Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected GERD, as the evidence did not support a finding of considerable or severe impairment of health.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were found to be productive of heartburn, reflux, regurgitation, substernal pain, and sleep disturbance, but these symptoms did not more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher rating under DC 7346.
- 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 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018308
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