The Board has granted service connection for duodenitis and gastritis secondary to service-connected PTSD, and the RO has granted a 10% disability rating for Meniere's disease effective from September 11, 2000.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted showing a relationship between the appellant's current gastritis and duodenitis and his service-connected PTSD. The Board found that these conditions are secondary to his PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenitis, gastritis, Meniere's disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 6, 2004
- Citation
- 0408905
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Meniere's disease, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his Meniere's disease was caused by acoustic trauma during military service.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 60 percent from January 27, 2016 to July 7, 2022 for the Veteran's duodenal ulcer, duodenitis, gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
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