The Board has granted a 40 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of surgery for peptic ulcer disease and subtotal gastrectomy, effective from the date of the original claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports moderate symptoms consistent with postgastrectomy syndrome, including characteristic mild circulatory symptoms after meals, nausea, and diarrhea.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of surgery for peptic ulcer disease, subtotal gastrectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- August 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0122008
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