Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for the Veteran's service-connected GERD from August 5, 2022.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed considerable impairment of health due to symptoms such as dysphagia and substernal pain, which met the criteria for a 30 percent rating under DC 7346.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021079
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