The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected gastric ulcers are currently evaluated at a 20 percent rating, and finds this to be appropriate given her symptoms which have been predominantly asymptomatic over the past few years.
The deciding factor: The objective medical evidence does not show recurrent incapacitating episodes or significant health impairment due to the veteran's gastric ulcers, warranting a higher evaluation than the current 20 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric ulcers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0109139
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for gastric ulcers and their residuals as secondary to his service-connected GERD. The decision concludes that the current gastric ulcers are caused by and aggravated by his service-connected GERD.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a failure to notify the Veteran of his right to a hearing before the AOJ prior to issuance of an initial decision on appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for service-connected gastric ulcers due to an inadequate VA examination and the need to consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding the severity of his condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and no jurisdiction exists for the Board to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.
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