The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected GERD/hiatal hernia with Barrett's esophagus, as the evidence did not show symptoms that produced or were capable of producing considerable or severe impairment of health.
The deciding factor: The evidence failed to probatively establish that the Veteran's current GERD/hiatal hernia with Barrett's esophagus resulted in symptoms that produced or were capable of producing considerable or severe impairment of health, recurrent esophageal stricture(s) causing dysphagia and requiring dilatation, or dysplasia (low-grade or high-grade) of the esophagus during the period on review.
- Claimed conditions
- GERD/hiatal hernia with Barrett's esophagus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093274
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