Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there was no evidence of symptoms productive of considerable or severe impairment of health.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner noted dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation but did not indicate the presence of persistently recurrent epigastric distress or substernal, arm or shoulder pain. There is no evidence of such symptomatology during the period on review to warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019780
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