Granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia, finding that the severity of the condition most closely approximates the criteria for a 30 percent disability evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran experiences epigastric distress, dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation accompanied by substernal pain productive of considerable impairment of health, warranting a 30 percent rating under DC 7346.
- 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 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104753
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