The VA denied an increased rating for postoperative residuals of a duodenal ulcer, as the condition does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The veteran's duodenal ulcer with residuals did not produce impairment that exceeded moderately severe, which is currently rated at 40 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a duodenal ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0204551
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain updated medical records and for VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including the provision of a VA examination to determine if his postoperative residuals of a duodenal ulcer and skin disability are related to service, including presumed exposure to an herbicide agent.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's service-connected dysthymic disorder, right knee disability, and postoperative residuals of a duodenal ulcer are all rated at their current levels. The RO has granted the requested increased ratings.
- Whole decision: Denied
The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected postoperative residuals of a duodenal ulcer, currently rated at 40 percent. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher disability evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 7305 or 7308.
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