Question:
The VA have rated me 40% for viral gastroenteritis, H pylori and GERD. I have been diagnosed with chronic gastritis and heartburn. Will they change my 40% disability rating?
Jim's Reply:
I don't see why they would change your ratings? For what it's worth, GERD and heartburn are the same thing and chronic gastritis is pretty much another way to describe the H pylori and a viral gastroenteritis.
The system won't usually reach out to you and change a rating unless there's a problem or unless you file for a change. If a different label is applied to an illness and a name change wouldn't change the rating, nobody is going to bother. I think you're all set. Good luck.