The Board has determined that the reduction in rating from 20 percent to zero percent for the veteran's service-connected resection of the small intestine was improper, and restored the original 20 percent rating effective June 24, 2003.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate sustained material improvement in the disability at the time of the reduction.
- Claimed conditions
- resection of the small intestine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0605175
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for breathing problems, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraines, and resection of the small intestine as new and relevant evidence was not received to support these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for gastrointestinal problems, to include resection of the small intestine and laparotomy to drain multiple abdominal abscesses, is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims and earlier effective date claims.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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