The Board granted service connection for duodenal ulcer secondary to service-connected depression and assigned a 10 percent rating for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established that the veteran's service-connected depression likely increased his perception of pain related to his pre-existing duodenal ulcer, which was aggravated by his service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcer, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0110649
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 60 percent from January 27, 2016 to July 7, 2022 for the Veteran's duodenal ulcer, duodenitis, gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to June 16, 2014, as the evidence did not show that he was precluded from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such nature and severity as to preclude his participation in any regular substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
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