Granted
The Board granted an initial 60 percent rating for service-connected GERD and a 10 percent rating, but no higher, for hypertension.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of GERD approximated severe impairment of health, while his hypertension required continuous medication with diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107403
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