Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating higher than 30% for GERD, stating that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms did not include severe impairment of health as required for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with chronic diarrhea associated with migraines including migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001284
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