The Board granted a 30 percent rating for service-connected GERD and an initial 70 percent rating, but no more, for the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of GERD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood warranted a higher rating based on their impact on his health and social functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25044926
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for the veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for the Veteran's GERD, finding that his condition is productive of daily medications to control dysphagia and is otherwise asymptomatic.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, as the evidence did not show that he was unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.
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