The Board has determined that the veteran's microcytic anemia is proximately due to his service-connected duodenal ulcer, postoperative, subtotal gastrectomy and granted service connection for this condition. The rating for the duodenal ulcer remains at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's current iron deficiency anemia was caused by recurrent peptic ulcer disease with gastrointestinal bleed or nonservice-connected colon cancer, which is related to his service-connected duodenal ulcer, postoperative, subtotal gastrectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- microcytic anemia, duodenal ulcer, postoperative, subtotal gastrectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0114158
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What this means for you
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