The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected stomach disability, classified as pylorospasm, currently rated at 10 percent, is denied.
The deciding factor: The RO in its rating sheets had coded the service-connected disability under Diagnostic Code 7399-7305, analogously rating it as duodenal ulcer disease. The Board noted that an appropriate VA examination should be conducted to determine the current nature and severity of the veteran's service-connected stomach disability.
- Claimed conditions
- pylorospasm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0315819
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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 remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected pylorospasm and for additional outpatient treatment records to be obtained.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's stomach disability, classified as pylorospasm, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking a higher rating for his service-connected pylorospasm, which was previously granted a 10 percent disability rating. The Board has ordered the case back to the RO for further development and readjudication.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that a 20 percent disability rating is warranted for the veteran's service-connected pylorospasm from April 9, 2001 to August 7, 2002.
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