The Board granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for GERD with IBS, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor based on symptoms including pain, vomiting, material weight loss and hematemesis or melena with moderate anemia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms satisfied the criteria for a 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7346 as his symptoms approximated pain, vomiting, material weight loss and hematemesis or melena with moderate anemia.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037325
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 766 · Granted: 40% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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