The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service connected stomach condition is denied. The current 20 percent evaluation does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the relevant code section.
The deciding factor: The medical findings do not show evidence of anemia and weight loss, or recurrent incapacitating episodes averaging 10 days or more in duration at least four times or more per year, as required for a 40 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety neurosis, stomach condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0115716
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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