Partly granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's GERD symptoms approximated those required for a 30 percent rating, including recurrent epigastric distress with pyrosis, regurgitation, substernal pain, and considerable impairment of health. A higher rating was not warranted based on the evidence provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084843
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