The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder was granted, but the issue of entitlement to a temporary total disability rating due to convalescence following an ano cutaneous in January 1998 is being remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or service connection under applicable diagnostic codes. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder was granted as secondary to his service-connected duodenal ulcer disease with hiatal hernia.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcer disease with hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0805373
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- Remanded (sent back)
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