The Board denied increased ratings for the appellant's service-connected gastrointestinal and lumbar spine disorders, as well as his claim to reopen a psychiatric disorder. The decision also noted that the issue of total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disorders is pending.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Duodenal Ulcer Disease, Chronic Lumbosacral Strain with Myositis of the Lumbar Paravertebral Muscles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2002
- Citation
- 0203368
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