The Board found that the veteran's service-connected postgastrectomy syndromes do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 60 percent, and his claim for TDIU benefits was also denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed no evidence of severe disability associated with nausea, sweating, circulatory disturbance after meals, diarrhea, hypoglycemic symptoms, or weight loss with malnutrition and anemia. The veteran's service-connected postgastrectomy syndromes did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- postgastrectomy syndromes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0300272
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