Partly granted
The Board granted a 60 percent rating for chronic cholecystitis to include GERD with hiatal hernia from February 1, 2024 to May 18, 2024 and an 80 percent rating for the same condition beginning May 19, 2024. The claim for a separate rating for GERD was denied before May 19, 2024.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximated the criteria for a 60 percent and an 80 percent rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Chronic Cholecystitis, Hiatal Hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091718
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