Can anyone please share their experiance on getting rated for GERD/IBS? (main symptoms which warranted your rating and what rating..)

[DisabledVet2020]

  I recently put in a claim for service connection with GERD and IBS. My main symptoms are as follows: constant stomach pain, weight lost (20 pounds in 1 year, mostly muscle), hurts and or feels uncomfortable to eat, take tums daily, use the restroom periodically through out the day (2-4 times daily), acid reflux (2-4 times weekly), heartburn (1-2 times a week), and yes i feel like it effects my day to day activities quite severely.

  My rating has not been determined yet, but did see the C&P examiner. Everything went pretty well and she seemed very caring and charismatic (I have ran into C&P examiners that just want you be done and out and care very little about you) which hopefully means good for my claim. Will update with rating.

 

[GBArmy]

DisabledVet2020 You have symptoms of GERD. My guess would be 10% if you're approved. The main issue will be if you are service-connected. The easiest way would be secondary to meds you take for an already s-c disability. If you take aspirin for pain for example that would work. You would need a nexus letter that said you take Med X for control of pain for say headaches, and aspirin causes GERD. Otherwise you need to prove direct connection for in-service events on your STR's. 

[DanielB]

My claim for GERD and ibs recently closed. The claim for gerd was denied. I would self medicate and never went to sick-call so there was no paper trail. I got diagnosed over a year after discharge , provided multiple lay statements and it was not enough evidence. IBS was diagnosed 3 years after discharge. I provided evidence that I was deployed during the gulf war, Evidence of a diagnoses of IBS, Lay statements, and was service connected.