Granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for service-connected GERD, effective December 7, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of dysphagia, pyrosis, regurgitation, and chest pain were found to be productive of considerable impairment of health, warranting a 30 percent evaluation under DC 7346.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089906
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