The Board found that the veteran's symptoms, including occasional loose and explosive bowel movements, incontinence, anemia, dysphagia, intermittent heartburn, extensive esophageal ulcerations and edema with hiatal hernia but no stricture, do not warrant a higher rating than 40 percent for residuals of gastric surgery.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 7308 or 7346 due to lack of severe impairment of health and other specific symptom combinations required for higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric surgery, esophagitis, hiatal hernia, Barrett type tissue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0303449
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