The Board finds that the veteran's residuals of an ulcer, including partial gastrectomy, were incurred during active duty service and grants service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's ulcer disease almost certainly began in service, resolving doubt in favor of the claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an ulcer, partial gastrectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0023642
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected stomach disability, which includes partial gastrectomy and chronic ulcers, has been rated at 60 percent since June 7, 2016. The rating is based on severe post-gastrectomy syndrome with symptoms such as nausea, sweating, circulatory disturbances after meals, diarrhea, hypoglycemic symptoms, weight loss with malnutrition and anemia.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and initial compensable rating for partial gastrectomy and right shoulder surgery scars have been denied. The Board found that the appropriate effective date was November 20, 2012.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an ulcer, as there was no evidence to support a finding that his condition was related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's gastrectomy residuals, currently rated at 40 percent.
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