The veteran's secondary service connection claim for colitis is granted, and his increased rating claim for post-operative residuals of gastrectomy syndrome remains denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the finding that the veteran's current abdominal pain and diarrhea/dumping episodes are related to his in-service surgery and a separate service-connected condition (colitis).
- Claimed conditions
- colitis, post-operative residuals of gastrectomy syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0609179
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
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