The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia as the Veteran's symptoms did not show considerable impairment of health.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms, while present, were not found to be productive of considerable or severe impairment of health, thus not warranting a higher rating under applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25025085
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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