The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for GERD with achalasia, but no higher.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of pyrosis and dysphagia more nearly approximated the criteria for a 30 percent rating under DC 7346, given the multiple symptoms noted and the description in lay statements of considerable impairment of health. However, the symptoms did not more nearly approximate the pain, vomiting, material weight loss, hematemesis, melena, or anemia, or other symptom combinations productive of severe impairment of health.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with achalasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095021
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