The Board denied the motion for revision, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, of the January 25, 2021, Rating Decision that assigned an initial 10 percent disability rating for service-connected hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
The deciding factor: The VA Regional Office's factual findings were not clearly and unmistakably erroneous because they were supported by the medical examination report. The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the January 25, 2021, Rating Decision.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019190
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,455 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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