Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia, resolving any doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated the criteria for a 30 percent rating under the former diagnostic code, as his GERD with hiatal hernia was productive of persistently recurrent epigastric distress and other symptoms without severe impairment of health.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104041
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